A. True

• Linking occurs between words, especially when they end in a consonant sound and the next word starts with a vowel sound. In this case, the "r" sound in "father" can link to the "a" sound in "and."

A. True

• The word "knowledge" has 5 syllables: /ˈnɒlɪdʒ/. Each syllable has a nucleus (vowel sound) and may or may not have an onset (consonant sound) and coda (consonant sound).

A. True

• The onset of a syllable is the initial consonant sound(s). In the syllable [wз:d], the sound [w] is the onset.

B. False

• The 2nd syllable in "garden" is /dən/. The nucleus of this syllable is the short vowel sound /ə/.

B. False

• Voiced stop consonants do exist. Examples include /b/, /d/, and /g/.