Linking words for speaking English fluently - PART 2: VOWEL TO VOWEL LINKING SOUNDS | How to speak English fluently & naturally

PART 2: VOWEL TO VOWEL LINKING SOUNDS - Linking words for speaking English fluently

Part 1: CONSONANT TO VOWEL LINKING SOUNDS | Linking words for speaking English fluently & naturally

* Note: Remember that links depend on the sounds, not the spelling.

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RULE 2: VOWEL TO VOWEL LINKING:

How to link words that end in a vowel sound to words that begin with a vowel sound?

When one word ends with a vowel sound and the next word begins with a vowel sound, we can link words with a small /y/ or /w/ sound.

1. adding a small the /w/ sound: /aʊ/ /oʊ/əʊ/ /ʊ/

You all | go out | too often

=> YouWall | goWout | tooWoften

You all go out too often.

/jʊ ɔl ɡəʊ aʊt tu ˈɔfən/

/aʊ/	/oʊ/əʊ/	/ʊ/
How is + W HowWis /haʊ iz/	Go out + W GoWout /ɡəʊ aʊt/	Who are + W WhoWare /hu ɑr/
How is she? HowWis she? /haʊ iz ʃi/	Let's go out for a drink. Let's goWout for a drink. /lɛts goʊ aʊt fər ə drɪŋk/	Who are you? WhoWare you? /hu ɑr ju/

1. adding a small the /y/ sound: /aɪ/ /eɪ/ /i/ /ɔɪ/

They all | buy at | the arcade

=> TheyYall | buyYat | theYarcade

They all buy at the arcade.

/ðeɪ ɔl baɪ æt ði ɑrˈkeɪd/

enjoy a => enjoyYa

I sometimes enjoy a pint of ale.

/aɪ ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz ɪnˈʤɔɪ ə paɪnt əv eɪl/

/ai/	/ei/	/i/	/ɔɪ/
I am IYam /aɪ æm/	They are TheyYare /ðeɪ ɑr/	see us + Y seeYus /si əs/	enjoy it + Y enjoyYit /ɪnˈʤɔɪ ɪt/
I am learning English. IYam learning English. /aɪ əm ˈlɜrnɪŋ ˈɪŋglɪʃ/	They are learning English. TheyYare learning English. /ðeɪ ər ˈlɜrnɪŋ ˈɪŋglɪʃ/	Come and see us soon! Come and seeYus soon! /kʌm ənd si əs sun/	I didn't enjoy it at all. I didn't enjoyYit at all. /aɪ ˈdɪdənt ɪnˈʤɔɪ ɪt ət ɔl/

List of words ending with a vowel sound, adding /W/ or /Y/ sounds:

1. Words ending with a vowel sound that adding a small /W/ sound:

A. List of words that end with the /aʊ/ sound, adding /W/ sound:

How are + W HowWare /haʊ ɑr/	How are you? HowWare you?	How are we? HowWare we?
How are they? HowWare they?	How is + W HowWis /haʊ iz/	How is he? HowWis he?
How is she? HowWis she?	How am + W HowWam /hau æm/	How am I? HowWam I?
How about + W HowWabout /haʊ əˈbaʊt/	How about I meet you at noon? HowWabout I meet youWat noon?	How about some potatoes? HowWabout some potatoes?
How interesting + W HowWinteresting /haʊ ˈɪnt(ə)rɪstɪŋ/	Now is + W NowWis /naʊ iz/	Now is the time to get started. NowWis the time to get started.
Now it + W NowWit /naʊ ɪt/	And now it's your turn. Time to practice. And nowWit's your turn. Time to practice.	bough of + W boughWof /baʊ əv/
Birds like to sit on the bough of a tree. Birds like to sit on the boughWof a tree.	How am + W HowWam /hau æm/	How am I? HowWam I?
How about + W HowWabout /haʊ əˈbaʊt/	How about I meet you at noon? HowWabout I meet youWat noon?	How about some potatoes? HowWabout some potatoes?

B. List of words that end with the /oʊ/əʊ/ sound, adding /W/ sound:

/aʊ/	/oʊ/əʊ/	/ʊ/
go out + W goWout /ɡəʊ aʊt/	Shall we go out to get something to eat? Shall we goWout to get something to eat?	go inside + W goWinside / ɡəʊ ɪnˈsaɪd/
It’s raining. We’ll have to go inside. It’s raining. We’ll have to goWinside.	go on + W goWon /gəʊ ɔn/	When I go on holiday I just want to lie on the beach. When I goWon holidayYI just want to lieYon the beach.
go over + W goWover /gəʊ ˈoʊvər/	tomorrow afternoon tomorrowWafternoon /tuˈmɑˌroʊ ˌæftərˈnun/	Let's go over the documents tomorrow afternoon. Let's goWover the documents tomorrowWafternoon.
grow up + W growWup /groʊ ʌp/	Kids grow up so quickly! Kids growWup so quickly!	blow up + W blowWup /bloʊ ʌp/
Can you blow up this balloon? Can you blowWup this balloon?	so old soWold /soʊ oʊld/	My car is so old. My car is soWold.
so expensive soWexpensive /soʊ ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/	so old soWold /soʊ oʊld/	These cameras are so old, so expensive. These cameras are soWold, soWexpensive.
know anyone knowWanyone /noʊ ˈɛniˌwʌn/	Do you know anyone that can help translate this? DoWyou knowWanyone that can help translate this?	window is windowWis /ˈwɪndoʊ iz/
The window is open. The windowWis open.	meadow is meadowWis /ˈmɛˌdoʊ iz/	The green meadow is pretty. The green meadowWis pretty.

C. List of words that end with the /ʊ/ sound, adding /W/ sound:

You are + W YouWare /jʊ ɑr/	You are only after me for my money. YouWare onlyYafter me for my money.	Do it + W DoWit /dʊ ɪt/
I think we should do it this way. I think we should doWit this way.	Who am + W WhoWam /hu æm/	Who am I? WhoWam I?
Who is + W WhoWis /hu ɪz/	Who is he? WhoWis he?	Who is she? WhoWis she?
Who are + W WhoWare /hu ɑr/	Who are you? WhoWare you?	Who are we? WhoWare we?
Who are they? WhoWare they?	value of + W valueWof /ˈvælju əv/	The value of their house fell drastically. The valueWof their house fell drastically.
blew away + W blewWaway /blu əˈweɪ/	The wind blew away my umbrella. The wind blewWaway myYumbrella.	blew up + W blewWup /blu ʌp/
The plane blew up in midair The plane blewWup in midair	flew up + W flewWup /flu ʌp/	My kite flew up really high. My kite flewWup really high.
Blue is + W BlueWis /blu iz/	Blue is her favorite color. BlueWis her favorite color.	two apples + W twoWapples /tu ˈæpəlz/
There are two apples in the bowl. There are twoWapples in the bowl.	He asked me for two apples. He asked me for twoWapples.	two eggs + W twoWeggs /tu ɛgz/
Two eggs breakfast and lunch. TwoWeggs breakfast and lunch.	Two other people + W TwoWother people /tu ˈʌðər/	Two other people were injured in a crash. TwoWother people were injured in a crash.
to eat + W toWeat /tʊ it/	Eat to live, but not live to eat. Eat to live, but not live toWeat.

2. Words ending with a vowel sound that adding a small /Y/ sound:

A. List of words ending with the diphthong /ai/ sound that adding /Y/ sound:

I am + Y IYam /aɪ æm/	So, You're from Italy? Yes, I am. So, You're from Italy? Yes, IYam.	I asked + Y IYasked
I asked my boss for a holiday. IYasked my boss for a holiday.	I ate + Y IYate /aɪ eɪt/	I ate the whole cake in one go. IYate the whole cake in one go.
I ate up two whole hams. IYate up two whole hams.	I always + Y IYalways /aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz/	I always have some breakfast. IYalways have some breakfast.
I always went to the gym in the morning. IYalways went to the gym in the morning.	I always drink a glass of warm water when I wake up. IYalways drink a glass of warm water when I wake up.	Why are + Y WhyYare /waɪ ɑr/
Why are you learning English? WhyYare you learning English?	My English + Y MyYEnglish /maɪ ˈɪŋglɪʃ/	My English is pretty good.
buy at + Y buyYat /baɪ æt/	They all buy at the arcade. TheyYall buyYat theYarcade.	lie on + Y lie on /laɪ ɔn/
Why don't you lie on the bed? Why don't you lieYon the bed?	When I go on holiday I just want to lie on the beach. When I goWon holiday I just want to lieYon the beach.	high up + Y highYup /haɪ ʌp/
It's high up there. It's highYup there.	It was too high up for me to reach. It was too highYup for me to reach.	sigh of relief + Y sighYof relief /saɪ əv rɪˈlif/
I breathed a sigh of relief. I breathed a sighYof relief.

B. List of words that end with the diphthong /ei/ sound that adding /Y/ sound:

they are + Y theyYare /ðeɪ ɑr/	They are preparing against a drought. TheyYare preparing against a drought.	They ordered TheyYordered /ðeɪ ˈɔrdərd/
They ordered him to stop. TheyYordered him to stop.	stay out + Y              stayYout              /steɪ aʊt/	Get out and stay out! Get out and stayYout!
say anything + Y sayYanything /seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ/	I won't say anything. I won't sayYanything.	Today is + Y TodayYis /təˈdeɪ ɪz/
Today is sunny. TodayYis sunny.	play outside + Y playYoutside /pleɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/	Let's play outside. Let's playYoutside.
pay all + Y payYall /peɪ ɔl/	If I pay all my debts I'll have no money left. If I payYall my debts I'll have no money left.	sleigh is + Y sleighYis /sleɪ ɪz/
Santa's sleigh is fast. Santa's sleighYis fast.

C. List of words that end with the /i/ sound, adding /Y/ sound:

We are + Y WeYare /wi ɑr/	We are fine! WeYare fine!	She is + Y SheYis /ʃi iz/
She is a bit of an enigma. SheYis a bit of an enigma.	He is + Y HeYis /hi iz/	He is ise that is honest. HeYis ise that is honest.
He asked + Y HeYasked /hi æskt/	He asked for a glass of water. HeYasked for a glass of water.	He asked me for two apples. HeYasked me for two apples.
The end + Y TheYend /ði ɛnd/	The end of the film was brilliant. TheYend of the film was brilliant.	the outdoor + Y the outdoor /ði ˈaʊtˌdɔ
I'm not really the outdoor type. I'm not really theYoutdoor type.	three eggs + Y three eggs /θri ɛgz/	She has laid at least three eggs. She has laid at least threeYeggs.
see you + Y seeYyou /si jʊ/	I'll see you there at 4.00. Ok! I'll see you there. Thank you! I'll seeYyou there at 4.00. Ok! I'll see you there. Thank you!	see us + Y /si əs/
Come and see us soon! Come and seeYus soon!	see Andrew + Y seeYAndrew /si ˈændru/	I'm going to see Andrew this weekend. I'm going to seeYAndrew this weekend.
very old + Y veryYold /ˈvɛri oʊld/	My car is very old. My car is veryYold.	very interesting veryYinteresting /ˈvɛri ˈɪnt(ə)rɪstɪŋ/
That's very interesting. That's veryYinteresting.	busy as + Y busyYas /ˈbɪzi əz/	I'm as busy as a bee. I'm as busyYas a bee.
really amazing reallyYamazing /ˈrɪli əˈmeɪzɪŋ/	It is really amazing. It is reallyYamazing.	ski in + Y skiYin /ski ɪn/
I ski in the winter. I skiYin the winter.

D. List of words that end with the /ɔɪ/ sound, adding /Y/ sound:

enjoy it + Y enjoyYit /ɪnˈʤɔɪ ɪt/	Enjoy it because it won't last. EnjoyYit because it won't last.	toy is + Y toyYis /tɔɪ ɪz/
Their toyYis a kite. Their toyYis a kite.	boy and + Y boyYand /bɔɪ ənd/	A boy and a girl are playing outside. A boyYand a girl are playing outside.