Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 202 · 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.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
4. 4.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
6. 6.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
7. 7.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
8. 8.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
9. 9.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
10. 10.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
13. 13.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
14. 14.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
17. 17.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
18. 18.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
20. 20.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
21. 21.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
22. 22.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) look out
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) stand up
26. 26.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
27. 27.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
31. 31.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) cut it out
35. 35.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
36. 36.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
37. 37.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
38. 38.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) two cats (c) new shoes

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