Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 187 · 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 “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
5. 5.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
6. 6.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) my book (c) blue car
8. 8.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
9. 9.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) tea time (c) lots of
11. 11.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
12. 12.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
13. 13.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
14. 14.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) stand up
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
21. 21.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
22. 22.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
26. 26.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) sit up
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) turn off (c) tea time
29. 29.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
30. 30.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
31. 31.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an egg (c) my book
34. 34.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
35. 35.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
36. 36.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
37. 37.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
38. 38.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
39. 39.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup

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