Linking
When we say a sentence in English, we join or "link" words to each other. Because of this linking, the words in a sentence do not always sound the same as when we say them individually. 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 two main types of linking:
- consonant ⇔ vowel
We link words ending with a consonant sound to words beginning with a vowel sound - vowel ⇔ vowel
We link words ending with a vowel sound to words beginning with a vowel sound
In this lesson we look at: