Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 227 · 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 “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
3. 3.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
4. 4.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
5. 5.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
6. 6.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) lots of
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
11. 11.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) an idea
15. 15.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
16. 16.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) an egg
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) kind of (c) tea time
19. 19.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) give up (c) tea time
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
23. 23.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
24. 24.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) so big (c) my bag
26. 26.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) three trees (c) half an apple
28. 28.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) wake up
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
33. 33.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
34. 34.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) sit up (c) my bag
36. 36.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my bag (c) pass it
38. 38.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
39. 39.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour

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