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Linking Vowel To Vowel

The document discusses linking words together when one word ends with a vowel sound and the next begins with a vowel sound. It explains that a W sound is inserted between words if the lips are round at the end of the first word, while a Y sound is inserted if the lips are wide. It also discusses linking words when the first ends with a consonant sound, by moving that consonant sound to the beginning of the next word. Finally, it provides a table showing English vowels and consonants and examples of how sounds, not just letters, determine how words are linked.

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Linking Vowel To Vowel

The document discusses linking words together when one word ends with a vowel sound and the next begins with a vowel sound. It explains that a W sound is inserted between words if the lips are round at the end of the first word, while a Y sound is inserted if the lips are wide. It also discusses linking words when the first ends with a consonant sound, by moving that consonant sound to the beginning of the next word. Finally, it provides a table showing English vowels and consonants and examples of how sounds, not just letters, determine how words are linked.

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Linking Vowel to Vowel

When one word ends with a vowel sound and the next word begins with a vowel sound,
we link the words with a sort of W or Y sound.

If our lips are round at the end of the first word, we insert a W sound:

oo
|
o We write it like this: too often who is so I do all

We say it like this: tooWoften whoWis soWI doWall

If our lips are wide at the end of the first word, we insert a Y sound:

oo We write it like this: Kay is I am the end she asked


|
-- We say it like this: KayYis IYam theYend sheYasked

Linking Consonant to Vowel


When a word ends in a consonant sound, we often move the consonant sound to the
beginning of the next word if it starts with a vowel sound.

For example, in the phrase "turn off":

We write it like this: turn off

We say it like this: tur noff

Remember that it's the sound that matters. In the next example, "have" ends with:

the letter "e" (vowel)


the sound "v" (consonant)

So we link "have" to the next word "a" which begins with a vowel sound:

We write it like this: Can I have a bit of egg?


We say it like this: Ca-nI-ha-va-bi-to-fegg?

Understanding Vowels & Consonants for


Linking
To understand linking, it is important to know the difference between vowel sounds and
consonant sounds. Here is a table of English vowels and consonants:

vowels a e i o u
consonants b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v w x y z

The table shows the letters that are vowels and consonants. But the important thing in
linking is the sound, not the letter. Often the letter and the sound are the same, but not
always.

For example, the word "pay" ends with:

the consonant letter "y"


the vowel sound "a"

Here are some more examples:

though know

ends with the letter h w

ends with the sound o o

uniform honest

begins with the letter u h

begins with the sound y o

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