Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 100 · 40 questions

How to say it (Join the words): Consonant + vowel: move the consonant to the next word — pick it up → pi-ki-tup. Vowel + vowel: after oo/oh/ow add a little w (go-wout); after ee/eye/ay add a little y (he-yis). Do not stop between the words — keep the air flowing.

1. 1.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) three trees (c) an egg
2. 2.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
4. 4.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
5. 5.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
6. 6.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) jump in (c) go home
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
12. 12.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
13. 13.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
14. 14.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
19. 19.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
20. 20.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
21. 21.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
22. 22.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
23. 23.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) blue car (c) new shoes
25. 25.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
26. 26.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
27. 27.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
28. 28.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) give up
30. 30.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
31. 31.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
33. 33.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) my book (c) new shoes
35. 35.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) the dog (c) clean it
37. 37.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
38. 38.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
39. 39.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
40. 40.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin

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