Fast speech I. In questions, do and did are reduced (pronounced very quickly) to become 'd. l Why did Patty leave?/ Why'd Patty leave? l Where did John go?/ Where'd John go? l What time do you wake up?/ What time d'you wake up? II. Words are linked together and not pronounced separately. We often link: l A consonant sound with a vowel sound: your address/ six eggs l A vowel sound with another vowel sound: my uncle/ to India l T he same consonant sound: a big girl/ that town Listen to the five sentences from the listening passage. Write down each sentence. 1. _________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________ 4. _________________________________________ 5. _________________________________________