Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 189 · 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.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
2. 2.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
5. 5.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) wake up
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
11. 11.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
15. 15.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
17. 17.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
18. 18.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) clean it
20. 20.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
21. 21.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) half an apple
23. 23.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
24. 24.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) look at
26. 26.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
28. 28.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
29. 29.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) three trees (c) you know
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) sit up (c) my bag
33. 33.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
34. 34.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
35. 35.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
36. 36.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
37. 37.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
40. 40.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of

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