# Rule-06: To sound natural using connected speech: linking

1.	A lot of = a lotta
-	We have a lotta work to do.
2.	Out of = outta
-	Let’s get outta town.
3.	Have to = hafta
-	I hafta do my work.
4.	Need to = needta
-	I needta call the doctor.
5.	Want to = wanna
-	I wanna take a holiday in Europe.
6.	Got to = gotta
-	I’ve gotta call my mother.
7.	Going to (do something) = gonna
-	We’re gonna get married.
8.	Hope to = hopta
-	I hopta see you next week!
9.	Like to = liketa
-	I don’t liketa wait at the bus stop for too long.
10.	Love to = loveta
-	We loveta have picnics at school.
11.	Kind of = kinda
-	I’m kinda upset.
12.	Sort of = sorta
-	I’m sorta thinking about it.
13.	Go for = gofa
-	Let’s gofera walk.

14.	Will you = willya
-	What willya do if it rains tonight?
15.	Must have = musta
-	She musta missed the bus.
16.	Should have = shooda
-	You shooda gone to the doctor.
17.	Could have = coda
-	We coda won the competition.
18.	Might have = mighta
-	He mighta got lost.
19.	It’s a = itsa
-	Itsa shame she can’t come.
20.	That’s a = thatsa
-	Thatsa beautiful painting.
21.	What are you = wadaya
-	Wadaya gonna do?
22.	Where are you = whereaya
-	Whereaya gonna go?
23.	How are you = howarya
-	Howarya feeling.
24.	What do you = wadaya
-	Wadaya do for a living?
25.	Where do you = wheredaya
-	Wheredaya live?
26.	When do you = whendaya
-	Whendaya get up in the morning?

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