Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 121 · 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 “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
5. 5.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
6. 6.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) you know (c) go home
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) kind of (c) my book
14. 14.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
15. 15.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
17. 17.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my book (c) come in
19. 19.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
20. 20.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
21. 21.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) clean it
23. 23.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
24. 24.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
25. 25.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
26. 26.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
27. 27.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) blue car (c) see you
31. 31.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
32. 32.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
33. 33.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
34. 34.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
35. 35.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
36. 36.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
37. 37.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) new shoes (c) two cats
39. 39.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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