Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 179 · 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: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
3. 3.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) turn off
5. 5.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
6. 6.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
7. 7.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
8. 8.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) you know (c) my book
10. 10.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an idea (c) so big
13. 13.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
15. 15.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
16. 16.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) blue car (c) so big
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
21. 21.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
22. 22.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
28. 28.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
29. 29.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
30. 30.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
31. 31.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
32. 32.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
33. 33.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an hour (c) my bag
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) find out
36. 36.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
37. 37.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) new shoes (c) pick it up
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) my bag (c) so big
40. 40.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup

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