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PRACTICERule: When a word ends in a /s/, /z/, /t/, or /d/ sound, and the next word starts
witha /j/ sound (pronounced “y”), the words are connected by a new sound. This only happens when the “y” word is unstressed.
| IPA /s/ + /j/ → /ʃ/ /z/ + /j/→/ʒ/ /t/ + /j/→ /tʃ/ /d/ + /j/ →/dʒ/ |
Example Pass your paper sounds like pa-shor-paper. Ease your mind sounds like ea-zhor mind. Get your car sounds like ge-chor car. I can’t find you sounds like I can’t fin-jou. |
Practice connecting the words below by changing the sound.
| understand your clients could you is your not yet find your strengths |
trust your instincts would you miss your deadline last year read your mail |
PRACTICEFor the items below, first mark the thought groups. Next, practice reading the sentences while connecting the /s/, /z/, /t/, and /d/ sounds to the word that begins with “y.” Read each one three times.
Did you really understand your data?
They raised 3 million dollars in Series A funding last year.
Could you help me fix the bugs in the system?
The first users of the product had to deal with many issues.
The consultant should point you toward a realistic solution.
