Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 236 · 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 “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) pass it
3. 3.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
4. 4.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
6. 6.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
10. 10.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
11. 11.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) an hour
14. 14.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
15. 15.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
16. 16.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
21. 21.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
22. 22.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
24. 24.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
25. 25.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) two cats (c) you know
28. 28.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) this is (c) so big
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) half an apple (c) tea time
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) take it (c) see you
34. 34.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
35. 35.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
36. 36.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
37. 37.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) come in (c) my bag
39. 39.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
40. 40.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff

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