LINKING IN PHONETICS

TERM
By : Sky bah and Nick tu

LINKING
Linking is the reason why non native English
speakers have problems understanding the
English Language.
This is because linking occurs when a word ends
in a consonant and the following word starts with
a vowel.
The consonant sound is linked with the vowel
when it is pronounced.

For example, Thats enough. The S sound is linked

with the e sound.
This makes the sound Thats enough turned into
Thats senough.

EXAMPLES FOR YOU TO TRY OUT

YOURSELF.
Linked letters are in bold and underlined.
1. Sit on an orange crate.
(Sit ton nan norange crate.)
2.

3.

4.

Bring an apple and a book.

(Bring gan napple and da book.)
Lemons and oranges are not available in Autumn.
(Lemons sand doranges are not tavailable in nautumn)
A car is only as good as its engine.
(A car ris sonly yas good das sits engine)