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C + V Linking Examples

This document discusses rules for linking words in connected speech in English. It defines connected speech as how words are joined together to speak faster, more naturally, and more fluently. There are three main types of linking: consonant to vowel, consonant to consonant, and vowel to vowel. The first type discussed is consonant to vowel linking, where the final consonant sound of one word smoothly connects to the initial vowel sound of the next word, such as "way-cup" for "wake up". Mastering these linking rules can help improve listening comprehension and speaking fluency.

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C + V Linking Examples

This document discusses rules for linking words in connected speech in English. It defines connected speech as how words are joined together to speak faster, more naturally, and more fluently. There are three main types of linking: consonant to vowel, consonant to consonant, and vowel to vowel. The first type discussed is consonant to vowel linking, where the final consonant sound of one word smoothly connects to the initial vowel sound of the next word, such as "way-cup" for "wake up". Mastering these linking rules can help improve listening comprehension and speaking fluency.

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2018 – 2019

Rules of linking words

Connected speech

By
Dr. Islam El Haddad

English instructor
Mansoura University (SCC)
The Academy of Science and Technology

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Connected speech
Linking words
You’ve probably noticed that English isn’t always pronounced the way it’s written.
When we speak, the sounds in English sometimes change because we speak in
streams of speech, not word by word.

In this section, we’ll look at some rules for recognizing and using linking or
connected speech. It can help you speak more fluidly and efficiently, it can also
help you keep the beat and rhythm of English, which will help you, be better,
understood. Learning about this is a great way to improve your listening
comprehension and your fluency in English.

The definition of Linking or connected speech

Word Linking or connected speech is how we join the words together to


speak FASTER, MORE NATURAL and MORE FLUENT. Linking is very important
in English. If you recognize and use linking, two things will happen:

 you will understand other people more easily


 other people will understand you more easily

There are basically three main types of linking:

1. Linking Consonant To Vowel (C+V)


2. Linking Consonant To Consonant (C+C)
3. Linking Vowel To Vowel (V+V)

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First Linking Consonant to Vowel (C+V)

Rule 1: When one word ends with a consonant sound and the next word begins
with a vowel sound there is a smooth link between the two.

Examples:

 Wake up Say [way - cup]


 Stop eating Say [sto - peating]
 That’s it Say [That - sit]
 Can I Say [ca - ni]
 Turn off Say [tur-noff ]
 An apple Say [a – napple]
 At all Say [A – tall]
 Speak up Say [Spea – kup]
 Right away Say [Righ – taway]
 Leave it Say [Lea – vit]
 School again Say [Schoo – lagain]
 Just a moment Say [Jus - ta - moment ]
 Line up Say [Li - nup]
 'Get away Say [Ge - ta - away]
 My dog is …. Say [My - do - giz]
 Cup of …. Say [cu - pov ]
 First of all... Say [firs - te - vall]
 His uncle Say [hi - zuncle]
 Fix it Say [fi - eksit]

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