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#1. It is ________ to find a phrase or sentence which has only friendly connections.

rare

rare

common

common

#2. Break this word into three syllables, with one VC connection and one friendly connection: passengers.

pass en gers

pass en gers

pa ssen gers

pa ssen gers

pass eng ers

pass eng ers

pa sseng ers

pa sseng ers

#3. Break this phrase into four syllables, with one VC connection and two friendly connections: seven-twenty.

seven twen ty

seven twen ty

se ven twenty

se ven twenty

sev en twen ty

sev en twen ty

se ven twen ty

se ven twen ty

#4. Break this phrase into five syllables, with two VC connections and two friendly connections: small fashion boutique.

small fa shion bout ique

small fa shion bout ique

small fa shio nbou tique

small fa shio nbou tique

small fa shion bou tique

small fa shion bou tique

small fash ion bou tique

small fash ion bou tique

#5. Break this phrase into six syllables, with three VC connections and two friendly connections: will be disappointed.

will bed i sa ppoin ted

will bed i sa ppoin ted

will be di sapp oin ted

will be di sapp oin ted

will be di sa ppoi nted

will be di sa ppoi nted

will be di sa ppoin ted

will be di sa ppoin ted

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Practice

1. Practice the phrases with VC and friendly connections on slides 7-11. How easy do they feel to you?
2. Write your own phrases with one or more friendly connection. Practice saying them aloud. This is how we would like all English speech to sound.
3. Copy sentences from a real text, e.g., a book or a newspaper, and break the words up into syllables. Find phrases with friendly connections and repeat them out loud. What is the longest chain of syllables with friendly connections you can find?