Linking /w/
The sound /w/ is used in rapid spoken English to link other sounds. The sound /w/ links words ending in /u/ or /o/, e.g. who, you, how, go, hello when the next word begins with a vowel. Listen to the examples then listen to six short interactions where this linking happens. Mark (bold) where you could hear linking /w/ in 1—6 below. |
| EXAMPLES Who is? You are. Go away! |
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| Check your answers in the key. Then practise the interactions with a partner. Record your voices to compare your production of linking /w/ with the recording. |
