Pronunciation 5. Elision in clusters

In this lesson, your students will:

• Notice when /t/ and /d/ commonly drop in consonant clusters.
• Practice controlled drills of words and word combinations with elision.
• Spot and sort elision patterns in lists and Wordwall tasks.
• Improve listening discrimination through short dictations and “write what you hear” decoding.
• Paraphrase and produce high-frequency chunks with natural elision.
• Apply elision in timed speaking challenges and personalized prompts.
• Self-monitor pronunciation using keys that highlight potential vs. optional elision.
• Take home a ready-made audio drill for reinforcement.
• Realize the importance of noticing in accent acquisition

This lesson contains up to 15 interactive exercises that develop learners’ perception and production of /t/ and /d/ elision in connected speech—both within consonant clusters and across word boundaries—so that students can recognize these reduced forms in authentic listening and apply them accurately and confidently in their own speech.