Practice Sentences for Connected Speech in English – Adding a 'y' and Adding a 'w' Sound
How would you add a 'y' sound into the following sentences?
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"I am away on holiday all the time"
"I accept any advice that people give me"
"We will agree on the date for the opening of the exhibition"
"We are all extremely excited about the event"
"The majority of people drink coffee early in the morning"
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How would you add a 'w' sound into the following sentences?
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"You are going to get through this difficult time"
"Wil will do a thorough analysis of the problem"
"We hope that the prices are not going to increase. They are already so expensive"
"I am going to go on to introduce the next topic"
"Although it is cold, we will still go outside"
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All of the sentences below have at least 1 situation where it is possible to add a 'y' or 'w' sound. How would you say these sentences?
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"He admires people who are hard-working"
"We are offering free access to all services"
"The enterprise wants to expand to increase its revenue in Europe"
"The open report is due at the end of the month"
"We offer daily access to every feature of the exclusive VIP area"
Answers
"I yam away
yon holiday
yall the time"
"I
yaccept any
yadvice that people give me"
"We will agree
yon the date for
thee yopening of
thee yexhibition"
"We
yare all extremely
yexcited about
thee yevent"
"The majority
yof people drink coffee
yearly
yin the morning"
"You
ware going to get through this difficult time"
"We will do
wa thorough
wanalysis of the problem"
"We hope that the prices are not going to
wincrease. They are already so
wexpensive"
"I am going to go
won to
wintroduce the next topic"
"Although
wit is cold, we will still go
woutside"
"He
yadmires people who
ware hard-working"
"We
yare offering free
yaccess to
wall services"
"The
yenterprise wants to
wexpand to
wincrease its revenue
win Europe"
"
Thee yopen report is due
wat
thee yend of the month"
"We
yoffer daily
yaccess to
wevery feature of
thee yexclusive VIP
yarea"
For more training take a look back at my pronunciation guide!
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