Linking Continuous into Discontinuous Consonants

When linking from a continuous consonant into a discontinuous consonant, the continuous consonant sound is maintained through approach of the discontinuous consonant. Then, the air is stopped and released as the discontinuous consonant. This is the same effect as transitioning from a continuous consonant into a discontinuous consonant within a word.

Practice linking continuous consonants into discontinuous consonants:

1.		for days	Doug's cat was missing for days before it came home.
2.		we'll continue	We'll continue the meeting after lunch.
3.		one person	One person can make a difference.
4.		come by	You should come by the office some time.
5.		still plenty	There's still plenty of dessert left.
6.		leave town	They're planning to leave town for the weekend.
7.		national parks	Croatia has beautiful national parks.
8.		million dollars	The damage was estimated to be a million dollars.
9.		service dog	Don't disturb the service dog while it's doing its job.
10.		gave birth/little boy	She gave birth to a little boy.

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