CONSONANT + VOWEL

In spoken-English, the final consonant sound of a content word or a series of one or more function
words is often joined to the initial vowel sound of the word next to it.

For example,

'Just a moment...' is said, “Jus-tamoment...” 'Can I...' is said, “Ca-neye...”

'Take a...' is said, “Tay-ka...” 'But I...' is said, “Bu-teye...”
'Line up...' is said, “Lie-nup...” 'Come in...' is said, “C'min...”
'Get away...' is said, “Geta-way...” 'Come on...' is said, "C'mon..."

This linking pattern not only joins two words, but can also link three or more words together. For
example,

'My dog is a...' is said, “My do-giza...”

'Once upon a time...' is said, “Won-su-pona time....”
'Cup of apple juice...' is said, "Cuppa-vapple juice...'
'First of all...' is said, “Firs-te-vall...”

Note: Some words in spoken-English, such as the object pronouns, “him”, “her,” and “them” are
pronounced rapidly and casually. Even though these words begin with a consonant sound, when
spoken in the middle of a sentence, only their initial vowel sound is pronounced.

For example,

'...him...' is said, “...im...”

'...her...' is said, “...er...”
'...them...' is said, “...em...”

Therefore, these words usually following the consonant + vowel linking pattern.

For example,

“Tell him...” is said, “Tellim...”

"We gave the apple to him." is said "We gave the apple to 'em."
“Give her...” is said, “Giver...”
“Hug them...” is said, “Huggem...”

Task
What other consonant + vowel word links can you think of? Make a list of them.