Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 111 · 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.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
2. 2.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) three trees (c) jump in
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) lots of
5. 5.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
6. 6.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
7. 7.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
13. 13.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) new shoes (c) look out
15. 15.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) cut it out (c) new shoes
19. 19.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
20. 20.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
21. 21.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
22. 22.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
24. 24.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
25. 25.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
26. 26.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
27. 27.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) give up (c) blue car
29. 29.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) three trees (c) an hour
31. 31.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my bag (c) pick it up
33. 33.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) tea time (c) so big
35. 35.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
37. 37.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
38. 38.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about

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