WorksheetsElision & Linking
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Elision is a typical of rapid & casual speech.
Yes
No
What happen to the /ə/ if there is /p/, /t/ & /k/ before it?
/p/, /t/ & /k/ stressed
/ə/ stressed
The /ə/ may disappear
/p/ & /t/ may disappear & /k/ stressed
After elision, the word /təˈnaɪt/ will be...
/təˈdeɪ/
/tֽnaɪt/
/təˈmɒrəʊ/
/tənɪte/
After elision, the word /pəˈliːs/ will be...
/pֽliːs/
/pliːz/
/preɪz/
/bɪˈliːv/
I started it last Tuesday.
/d/ in 'started' would disappear in connected speech.
/t/ in 'last' would disappear in connected speech.
I meant to tell you – your aunt Jane phoned.
Choose as many as you think are right.
/t/ in 'meant' would disappear in fast speech.
/t/ in 'aunt' would disappear in fast speech.
When speaking, we can often link a word with another word that is
anywhere in the same sentence.
directly before or after it.
Linking occurs mostly when words ending with a vowel or consonant sound are followed by words that begin with
a vowel sound.
a consonant sound.
a random sound.
a cat sound.
In which pair of words does a consonant sound at the end of one word link with a vowel sound at the start of the next word?
come over
get better
speech communication
Which words are linked?
far away
Matt live
do it
Say each word pair to yourself. Which pair links?
pink elephant
pink panther
pink teddy
In speaking, which two words are linked by inserting a /w/ sound between them?
we are
you are
I haven’t spent so much money since we went to London with your friends Tim and Anna.
Which of the highlighted final sounds would disappear in fast speech?
Choose as many as you think are right.
/t/ in 'haven't'
/t/ in 'spent'
/t/ in 'went'
/d/ in 'friends'
When elision occurs, the word Different will be...
/ˈdɪfənt/
/seɪm/
/ˈdɪfrnt/
/ˈdɪfrənt/
Based on your understanding on the topic of Linking, which word does /getə’wɜːk/ and /tʊː’wɒftən/ represent?
Get the work and Two of ten
Goat to work and Two after
Get to work and Too often
Get to weak and Twelfth of ten
