Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 195 · 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 “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
2. 2.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) so big (c) my bag
4. 4.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
5. 5.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
6. 6.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
9. 9.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
11. 11.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
12. 12.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
13. 13.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
14. 14.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
15. 15.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
17. 17.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) look at (c) my book
19. 19.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
20. 20.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
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 “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) this is
24. 24.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
27. 27.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) see you (c) new shoes
29. 29.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) sit up (c) go home
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) you know (c) tea time
34. 34.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
35. 35.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
36. 36.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) see you (c) kind of
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) see you (c) find out

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