Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 197 · 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 “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
2. 2.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
4. 4.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
5. 5.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
6. 6.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) tea time (c) go home
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
12. 12.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
14. 14.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
15. 15.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
16. 16.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) three trees (c) this is
18. 18.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) give up
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
23. 23.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
24. 24.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
26. 26.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
27. 27.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) what about (c) my bag
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) find out (c) two cats
30. 30.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
31. 31.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
32. 32.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
34. 34.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
35. 35.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) you know (c) see you
38. 38.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in

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