/t/+/y/

What sound change do you hear when /t/ is blended with /y/?

Don't you know?

Won't you go?

Haven't you gone?

 

Rule: When a word ends in /t/ and the next word begins with /y/, the blended sound is /tʃ/ as in choose.

 

Connection	Sound	Example
t + you ts + you /tʃ/ + you	chu or chə	I'll never forget you. Tell me how many hats you want. I can't catch you.
t + your ts + your /tʃ/ + your	chər	I've got your book. What's your name? Watch your step.
t + you're ts + you're /tʃ/ + you're	chər	I don't know what you're doing. Tell me how many hats you're wearing. What's that itch you're scratching?

 

Listen and Repeat.

1. I want you to come.

2. What would I do without you?

3. Is that the best you can do?

4. She lost your number.

5. What about you?

6. How about you?

7. I'll meet you later.

8. It's your mom.

9. That's your responsibility.

10. I see that you're busy.

 

 

Download the worksheet: Making Word Connections with /t/ + /y/and underline where the linking occurs. Submit through CE6 Assignments Tool.

 

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