Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 177 · 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.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
3. 3.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) give up (c) go home
7. 7.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
9. 9.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) this is
11. 11.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
12. 12.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) tea time (c) stand up
14. 14.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
15. 15.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
18. 18.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
19. 19.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
20. 20.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
21. 21.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) tea time (c) turn off
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) you know (c) an hour
25. 25.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
26. 26.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
27. 27.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
28. 28.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
29. 29.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
30. 30.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) half an apple (c) my book
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) look at
33. 33.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
34. 34.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
35. 35.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
36. 36.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
37. 37.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
38. 38.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
39. 39.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
40. 40.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off

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