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Linking VoWeLS and ConSoNanTs
~ English vowels and consonants ~ 
First of all to understand linking, it is important to know the difference between vowel sounds and consonant sounds.
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 list ^ 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.
Linking Vowels to consonant ..
For example, the word "pay" ends with:
the letter "y"
the vowel sound "a"
First of all to understand linking, it is important to know the difference between vowel sounds and consonant sounds.
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 list ^ 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.
Linking Vowels to consonant ..
For example, the word "pay" ends with:
the letter "y"
the vowel sound "a"
Here are some more examples:
though+ know ends with the letter h w and ends with the sound o and o
uniform + honest begins with the letter u h begins with the sound with the sounds of y and o ..
Linking consonant with vowels ....
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?
Vowel To Vowel Linking:
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:
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:
We write it like this: + Kay is + I am + the end + she asked
We say it like this: + KayYis + IYam + theYend + sheYasked
I Hope its Useful ..
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