Today we talked about another type of linking in English. This is the linking between vowel sounds. You remember the alphabet vowel sounds, right? They are /ey/, /iy/, /ay/, /ow/, and /uw/. We also have relative vowel sounds, but we don't need to talk about them because English words never end in relative vowel sounds.
Today we saw once again that English is not pronounced as written. We write "I am," but we say, "I yam." There is no pause between the two words. The little /y/ sound at the end of "I" acts like a bridge or link to take us smoothly into the next vowel sound.
We practiced vowel-vowel linking in some phrases together.
Next we practiced writing a tiny Y or W between words to remind us of the link. Then we practiced saying those word pairs out loud.
We also practiced a dialogue. First we found the links and wrote them on our papers to remind us when to link. Then we practiced the dialogue with a partner. Finally you each had a chance to perform the dialogue for the class.
For the last activity, we asked each other some questions. Did you remember to link your final and initial vowel sounds?
Tomorrow we will be in the computer lab. See you then!
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