Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 186 · 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 “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
3. 3.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) look out (c) so big
7. 7.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
8. 8.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
9. 9.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) get up (c) so big
11. 11.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
13. 13.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
14. 14.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
17. 17.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
19. 19.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an idea (c) three trees
21. 21.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
24. 24.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
25. 25.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
26. 26.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) half an apple (c) so big
29. 29.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) so big (c) two cats
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
34. 34.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
35. 35.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
36. 36.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
37. 37.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) new shoes (c) my bag
39. 39.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) take it (c) three trees

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