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Joy English · Level B1 · Pronunciationjoy-english.com

Linking sounds

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Hear how a final consonant links to the next word.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

link
To join things together.
consonant
A speech sound such as b or t.
vowel
A speech sound such as the a in “cat” or the ee in “see”.

Answer key

  1. Turn it off and on again.The n of “turn” links to “it”, and the f of “off” links to “and”.
  2. Pick it up and put it away.“Pick it up” sounds like “pi-ki-tup”.
  3. Fill in all of the boxes.“Fill in all of” runs together: “fi-li-nal-uv”.
  4. Come over at eight if you can.In American English “over at eight” links: “o-ve-ra-teight”.
  5. I'll ask an assistant to help us.“Ask an assistant” links: “as-ka-nassistant”.

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