Rules for Linking

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Rules for Linking

Linking Consonant to Vowel

When a word ends in a consonant and the next word begins with a vowel, connect the final consonant to the next vowel, making it sound as if the second word starts with a consonant. Study the examples below to make this point clear.

	sounds like:
1. hold on	“whole Don”
2. I like it	“I lie kit”
3. deep end	“depend”
4. get up late	“get a plate”
5. picked out	“pick doubt”
6. this guy	“the sky”

Practice Dialogues

Note that the words in bold get the most stress.

a. Can _ I come _ in?
b. Yes, come _ on _ in. The door _ is _ open.
a. Should _ I leave _ it _ on?
b. No, turn _ it _ off.
a. What time _ is _ it?
b. It’s _ already five _ o’clock.
a. Let’s take _ a walk.
b. That’s _ a good _ idea.
a. How far _ is _ it?
b. Four _ and _ a _ half _ hours away.
a. This _ is _ a good film.
b. Too bad _ it’s sold _ out.
a. I have _ an _ awful headache.
b. Take _ an _ aspirin.
a. This _ is my brother-in-law.
b. We’ve _ already met.

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