Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 156 · 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 “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) pass it
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) blue car (c) the dog
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an idea (c) tea time
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
8. 8.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
9. 9.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
10. 10.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
11. 11.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) put on (c) so big
13. 13.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
16. 16.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
17. 17.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
18. 18.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
19. 19.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
21. 21.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
22. 22.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
23. 23.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
26. 26.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
28. 28.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
29. 29.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
30. 30.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
31. 31.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) see you (c) blue car
34. 34.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
35. 35.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
36. 36.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
37. 37.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) come in (c) so big
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) jump in (c) go home
40. 40.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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