Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 196 · 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) loo-kat (b) look | at
2. 2.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
4. 4.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) hold on
6. 6.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
8. 8.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) blue car (c) jump in
10. 10.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) lots of
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) two cats (c) go home
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) pass it
16. 16.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) this is (c) my bag
18. 18.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
21. 21.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
22. 22.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an orange (c) three trees
27. 27.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
28. 28.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
29. 29.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
30. 30.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
31. 31.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) an idea
33. 33.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
36. 36.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
37. 37.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
38. 38.Which little sound joins “too old” 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 bag (b) you know (c) what about
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) cut it out (c) blue car

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