Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 216 · 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 “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
3. 3.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) give up
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) put on (c) the dog
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) what about (c) my book
12. 12.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
15. 15.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
16. 16.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) come in (c) go home
19. 19.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) pass it (c) see you
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) an egg
22. 22.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
23. 23.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Which little sound joins “we are” 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.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
29. 29.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
30. 30.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
31. 31.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
33. 33.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
34. 34.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
35. 35.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
36. 36.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
37. 37.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) you know (c) two cats
39. 39.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
40. 40.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit

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