Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 220 · 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 “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
2. 2.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
3. 3.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
4. 4.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
8. 8.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
9. 9.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
10. 10.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
11. 11.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
15. 15.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
16. 16.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) clean it (c) tea time
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) an orange
22. 22.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
23. 23.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
24. 24.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
25. 25.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) take it
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) cut it out
28. 28.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
29. 29.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
30. 30.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
32. 32.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
34. 34.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
35. 35.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) fill in

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