This page is designed to help you practice connecting vowels to vowels. First, listen to the audio. The speaker will read a few phrases. Notice how she connects a word ending in a vowel to a word beginning with a vowel. Repeat after her when she says a new phrase. Then, look at the phrases written below. The examples will show you where to connect. Read each one 3 times while connecting your speech.
Listen to the audio recording below.
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When the first word ends in /i/ sound and the second word starts with a vowel, the two
words are connected with a /y/ sound.
1. | early adopter | iy |
2. | an alloy of bronze and zinc | oi |
3. | try out | ay |
4. | deploy a strategy | oi |
5. | proprietary information | iy |
6. | lay over | ey |
7. | risky alternative | iy |
8. | finally agree | iy |
9. | today in business | ey |
10. | pay out | ay |
More Practice
Try these related pages to help you practice connecting vowels to vowels:
Vowel to Vowel Linking
Vowel to Vowel Linking Practice B
Vowel to Vowel Linking Quiz
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