Practice
Linking Consonant to Vowel and Disappearing /h/
Listen and Repeat. Pay attention to linking and the slight pause between thought groups. You will hear me repeat each sentence 2 times.
/p/
Stop over at 8 / and drop off my books.
Go to sleep early / and wake up at 7.
/t/
She's not at all tired / but it's still early.
We got out of the meeting / at eleven thirty.
/d/
I had a good time / on my weekend off.
Instead of studying, / we rode around in the car.
/k/
After a week of tests, / we took off for Hawaii.
When you back up, / look out for other cars.
/s/
The trip takes an hour / by bus or by car.
The place is familiar, / but the address isn't.
/z/
When's (h)e coming / and where's (h)e staying?
He's already noticed / that she's absent.
/m/
The problem is / some of (th)em aren't here.
I don't have time off, / so I can't come over.
/n/
He works in an office / on East Avenue.
I ran into a friend / when I was shopping.
/r/
They're announcing the news / in March or April
For information, / please call (h)er on Monday.
/l/
Tomorrow we'll ask (h)im / to tell us about it.
The final exam / was full of difficult questions.
Now you....
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