English pronunciation is a little more complicated than simple differences
between individual phonemes such as the vowel sounds in pairs of words such as
"ship" and "sheep". The number of maneuvers a learner has
to perform is far greater in connected speech, where there are also words
containing strings of at least three consonant phonemes, involving tricky
adjustments in place and manner of articulation.
Managing this juggling act can be a little easier if learners are taught
to recognise ways in which native speakers simplify strings of three consonants
through elision (missing out one of them) & / or assimilation
(changing a consonant phoneme so that the manner of articulation is more
similar throughout the consonant cluster).
Success at the above makes connected speech more fluent to listen to.
Practice at this will make it less obvious that English is not your native
language.
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