Linking: /s, z, Iz/ + vowel sound

Опубликовано: 14 Май 2026
на канале: Eva Easton's American English Pronunciation

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AUDIO QUIZ: https://www.evaeaston.com/linking-s#quiz
COMPLETE LINKING COURSE: https://evaeaston.com/linking/

LINKING is a basic element of American English Pronunciation.
In a dictionary, words are given in isolation.
In natural speech, however, you don’t say words separately.
You connect words together. You LINK them.
In this lesson, we're going to practice consonant sound plus vowel sound.

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