Tools for Clear Speech Consonant to Vowel Linking
Tools for Clear Speech Consonant to Vowel Linking explains how a final consonant sound carries over into a following vowel sound, on the pronunciation site of Baruch College, City University of New York. The page sets out the rule, works through phrases sound by sound, and adds three practice sets with recordings, including idioms and a short workplace dialogue.
100% Free (unlimited): Open to anyone with no account and no payment. The explanation, the worked phrases, the three practice sets with their recordings and the answer script for the dialogue are on the page, alongside the rest of the site's pronunciation sections.
How It Helps Your Business English
The page explains that linking follows sound and not spelling, then works through phrases such as book on accounting to show the consonant moving onto the next word. Practice 1 is eight idioms with the links marked and recorded. Practice 2 is a short telephone dialogue to mark up and then hear. Practice 3 gives five sentences to record and compare.
Read the worked phrases first and say each one twice, once as it is written and once as it is linked. Then take Practice 1 and compare your reading with the recording for each idiom. In Practice 2, mark the links in the dialogue yourself before you listen, and check your marks against the answer script. Record yourself on Practice 3 and listen back for the joins.
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