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Activity 2: Study the Consonants Linking

1. 1) consonant + consonant: go directly from one consonant to next without

releasing the first one but you must not omit it.

2) consonant + vowel: When the word ends in a consonant and the next word
begins with a vowel, use the consonant to begin the syllable of the following word.

Practice the following utterances:

1 2
I’m sorry I’m afraid… <I ma fraid >

I hurt my arm He hurt his leg <hur tɪs >

That’s too bad That’s OK <that sO K >

She can’t come She can’t use it <can tusɪt >
My throat hurts My throat is sore <throa tis>

2. Read the following dialogs:

(a) A: I’m afraid I can’t come today. I have a headache.

B: That’s OK. Don’t worry and take some aspirins.
(b) A: I have a cough, and my throat is sore.

B: That’s too bad!

Practice reading the following sentences:

a. She lived in Chicago in 1984. <live din>

b. She started a charity called Oprah’s Angel. <starti da>

c. She really loved it. <love dit>
d. In 1985, she acted in her first movie. <acti diner>

e. Everyone talked about her. <talk tabou ter>

f. They watched her films. <watch ter>

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