Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 184 · 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 “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) jump in (c) three trees
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) three trees (c) you know
5. 5.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
10. 10.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
12. 12.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
13. 13.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
14. 14.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) turn off (c) my book
16. 16.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
18. 18.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) cut it out (c) so big
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) kind of (c) three trees
22. 22.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
26. 26.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
29. 29.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
30. 30.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
32. 32.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
33. 33.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) so big (c) clean it
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) pick it up (c) three trees
36. 36.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
37. 37.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
38. 38.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is

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