When you first hear an unfamiliar language, you don’t really hear individual words but rather a flow of sound.

As you learn and become more familiar, you begin to hear individual words, partly because your teacher and your learning materials are often slower than natural speech.

The problem is when you get better at speaking, you need to learn how to connect the words the way you hear native speakers doing so.

This is one of the easiest and most effective ways to 'neutralise' an accent as it can help you build the same speech patterns as native speakers.

Here are some tips to help you!

Rule #1

If a word ends on a consonant and the next word begins on a vowel, the consonant moves on to the vowel of the 2nd word.

Example:

Rule #2

If a word ends on an 'ee' sound and is followed by a word beginning with a vowel sound, we put both words together and add the letter 'y' in the middle.

Rule #3

If a word ends on an 'oo' sound and is followed by a word beginning with a vowel sound, we put both words together and add the letter 'w' in the middle.