連讀的條件：相鄰的兩詞在意義上必須密切相關，同屬一個意群。連讀所構成的音節一般都不重讀，只需順其自然地一帶而過，不可讀得太重，也不可音。(連讀符號：~)

1)“輔音+元音”型連讀

在同一個意群里，如果相鄰兩詞中的前一個詞是以輔音結尾，后一個詞是以元音開頭，這就要將輔音與元音拼起來連讀。

I’m~an~English boy.

It~is~an~old book.

Let me have~a look~at~it.

Ms Black worked~in~an~office last~year.

I called~you half~an~hour~ago.

Put~it~on, please.

Not~at~all.

Please pick~it~up.

(2)“r/re+元音”型連讀

如果前一個詞是以-r或者-re結尾，后一個詞是以元音開頭，這時的r或re不但要發/r/，而且還要與后面的元音拼起來連讀。

They’re my father~and mother.

I looked for~it here~and there.

There~is a football under~it.

There~are some books on the desk.

Here~is a letter for you.

Here~are four~eggs.

But where~is my cup?

Where~are your brother~and sister?

但是，如果一個音節的前后都有字母r，即使后面的詞以元音開頭，也不能連讀。

The black clouds are coming nearer and nearer.(nearer與and不可連讀)

(3)“輔音+半元音”型連讀

英語語音中的/j/和/w/是半元音，如果前一個詞是以輔音結尾，后一個詞是以半元音，特別是/j/開頭，此時也要連讀。

Thank~you.

Nice to meet~you.

Did~you get there late~again?

Would~you like~a cup~of tea?

Could~you help me, please?

“音的同化”

—常把/d/+/j/讀成/dV/，didyou聽上成了/dIdVu/，wouldyou成了/wudVu/，couldyou成了/kudVu/。

(4)“元音+元音”型連讀

如果前一個詞以元音結尾，后一個詞以元音開頭，這兩個音往往也要自然而不間斷地連讀到一起。

I~am Chinese.

He~is very friendly to me.

She wants to study~English.

How~and why did you come here?

She can’t carry~it.

It’ll take you three~hours to walk there.

The question is too~easy for him to answer.

(5)不可連讀的情況

當短語或從句之間按意群進行停頓時，意群與意群之間即使有兩個相鄰的輔音與元音出現，也不可連讀。

Is~it a~hat or a cat?(hat與or之間不可以連讀)

There~is~a good book in my desk.(book與in之間不可以連讀)

Can you speak~English or French?(English與or之間不可以連讀)

Shall we meet at~eight or ten tomorrow morning?(meet與at，eight與or之間不可以連讀)

She opened the door and walked~in.(door與and之間不可以連讀)

(6)失爆造成的“連讀” 6個爆破音有3對/p/，/b/，/t/，/d/，/k/，/g/失去爆破，又叫不完全爆破，就是在某些情況下，只須做出發音的準備，但并不發音，稍稍停頓后就發后面的音。

The girl in the re(d) coat was on a bla(ck) bike jus(t) now.

The bi(g) bus from the fa(c)tory is full of people.

Wha(t) time does he get up every morning?

This is an ol(d) pi(c)ture of a bi(g) car.

The ol(d) do(c)tor has a ca(t), too.

We’re going to work on a farm nex(t) Tuesday.

What would you like, ho(t) tea or bla(ck) coffee?

It’s a very col(d) day, but it’s a goo(d) day.

You can put i(t) down in the bi(g) garden.

I bought a chea(p) book, but it’s agoo(d) book.

(b)“爆破音+摩擦音”型如果前面是爆破音，其后緊跟著某些摩擦音(如/f/，/s/，/W/，/T/等)，那么前面那個爆破音僅有十分輕微的爆破，而后面那個摩擦音則要完全爆破。

Goo(d) morning, Mr. Bell.

Goo(d) morning, dear.

Uncle Li’s fa(c)tory is qui(te) near to the cinema.

I wen(t) there alone a(t) nine las(t) night.

-Do you know his bi(ke) number?

-Sorry, I don’(t) know.

The forty-firs(t) lesson is qui(te) difficult.

Goo(d) luck, Richard.

(a)“爆破音+爆破音”型6個爆破音中的任意2個相臨時，前一個爆破音會失去爆破，即由相關的發音器官做好這個發音的姿勢，稍做停頓后即發后面的爆破音。