Ex. 1 Read the following. Mind the linking r-sound.

far away more and more

for instance later on

an hour or two my brother - in - law

as a matter of fact father and mother

the Tower of London as far as I know

He went to the Far East. Mind your own business.

The door opened. I haven’t seen him for ages.

I can't bear it. Where is it?

Clear it away. Where is your exercise-book?

There are also rooms upstairs. It's a far-away country.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. There it is.

What's your occupation? I must leave in a quarter of an hour.

Ex. 2 Answer these questions. Find your answers in ex. 1.

1 When are you leaving?

2 Is this girl her friend or a member of her family?

3 When will she return home?

4 Is Tom your cousin?

5 Is it useful to eat apples every day?

6 Are there rooms on the ground floor only?

7 Is Canada near to us?

8 Ask Jim about his occupation.

5.8 Combinations of Different Consonants with [r]

In the clusters of voiceless consonants with [r] (e.g. tr, pr, kr, str, skr, sr, etc.) complete or partial devoicing of the sonorant takes place. This is the case of progressive assimilation. In a stressed syllable the devoicing is complete after [p, t, k] and partial after [f, ʃ, θ].

In an unstressed position and at the word junction, or when [p, t, k] are preceded by [s] the devoicing of [r] is partial, too. The clusters of plosive consonants [t, d] with [r] (e.g. tr, dr) are actually characterized by double assimilation: [t, d] become postalveolar and [r] becomes fricative. In the cluster [tr], [r] is devoiced.

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