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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.

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 If our lips are round at the end of the first word, we insert a W sound:
 
We write it like this:too oftenwho isso Ido all
We say it like this:tooWoftenwhoWissoWIdoWall
 
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 If our lips are wide at the end of the first word, we insert a Y sound:
 
We write it like this:I amKay isthe endshe asked
We say it like this:IYamKayYistheYendsheYasked
 
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