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Consonant-consonant linking
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When the last consonant sound of a word is the same as the first consonant sound of the next word, we don't make a break between the two consonants.
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bad day
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ticket taker
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loud dog
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good dog
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Frank had a bad day.
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Please speak clearly.
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Give Valerie some money.
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Don't waste time.
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We studied the past tense.
When /t/, /d/, /k/, /g/, come one after the other, we do not really finish the sound of the first consonant.
When the consonant sounds /t/, /d/,/p/ are followed by /dz/, /ch/, we do not really finish the sound of the first consonant.
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hot dog
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thick brain
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big time
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bad judge
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big child
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red church
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big shelf
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We like chicken.
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Would you like a hot dog?
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Have you seen that old chair?
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I live by that big church.
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Practice
Say these phrases. Then, listen to check your pronunciation.
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