Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 242 · 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 “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
2. 2.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
3. 3.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
5. 5.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
11. 11.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
12. 12.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) blue car (c) wake up
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
17. 17.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
19. 19.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
23. 23.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
24. 24.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) what about (c) see you
26. 26.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
28. 28.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
29. 29.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) take it
33. 33.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
34. 34.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) two cats (c) so big
36. 36.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
37. 37.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
38. 38.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out

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