Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 235 · 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 “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
3. 3.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
6. 6.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
7. 7.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) you know (c) pick it up
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my book (c) look at
10. 10.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) tea time (c) my bag
12. 12.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
13. 13.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
14. 14.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
16. 16.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) an orange
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) three trees (c) an hour
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) you know (c) see you
22. 22.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
23. 23.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
24. 24.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
25. 25.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
26. 26.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
27. 27.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
29. 29.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) go home (c) put on
31. 31.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) lots of (c) the dog
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) blue car (c) my bag
37. 37.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
38. 38.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” 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) my bag (b) you know (c) come in

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