Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 107 · 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.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
2. 2.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
3. 3.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
4. 4.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
5. 5.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) an orange
9. 9.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
10. 10.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
12. 12.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) the dog (c) clean it
15. 15.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) the dog (c) so big
18. 18.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) my book (c) so big
20. 20.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
27. 27.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
30. 30.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) an egg
32. 32.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) stand up (c) the dog
34. 34.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
35. 35.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
36. 36.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
39. 39.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) find out

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