Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 178 · 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 “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) an orange (c) tea time
5. 5.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
6. 6.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
8. 8.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
9. 9.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
10. 10.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
11. 11.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
12. 12.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
13. 13.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
14. 14.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) tea time (c) blue car
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) wake up
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) find out
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) three trees (c) new shoes
22. 22.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
28. 28.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
29. 29.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
31. 31.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) pick it up
33. 33.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
34. 34.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
35. 35.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
36. 36.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) go home (c) blue car
39. 39.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) new shoes (c) get up

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