In 3 sentences: The document discusses how words in fluent speech can link together when one word ends with a consonant and the next begins with a vowel, with the consonant sounding like it begins the next word, like "pets enter" and "pet centre" sounding the same. It also notes that the spelling may differ between phrases that sound the same, such as "s" spelling the /s/ sound in "pets" but "c" spelling it in "centre". Finally, it provides examples of words that sound the same but have different spellings when joined, such as "stopped aching" and "stop taking".

1. Alaska / I’ll ask her
Linking words

2. In fluent speech, people
join words together.
When one word ends with a
consonant and the next one
begins with a vowel, you can
imagine that the consonant is
at the beginning of the next
word.

3. Got up at eight Got on a bus
Went into work Worked until two
Went out for lunch Worked until six
Back on the bus Switched on the
box
Slept in a chair

4. Pets enter, pet centre
In speech, words join together.
Pets enter sounds the same as pet centre because
the consonant /s/ can be at the end of the first
word or at the start of the second word.

5. The spelling might be different in the two phrases
which sound the same.
/s/ is spelt s in pets, but c in centre
/t/ is spelt d at the end of stopped, but t in taking
The /h/ is often dropped from the beginning of
pronouns, so that thanked him sounds like
thank Tim

6. Stopped aching Stop taking
Ice-cream I scream
Known aim No name
Called Annie Call Danny
Clocks tops Clock stops
Missed a night Mr Knight