Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 258 · 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 “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
3. 3.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) two cats (c) go home
5. 5.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) put on
7. 7.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
8. 8.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
9. 9.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
13. 13.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
14. 14.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
15. 15.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) so big (c) pick it up
17. 17.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) fill in (c) see you
19. 19.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
20. 20.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
21. 21.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) so big (c) my bag
23. 23.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) so big (c) see you
25. 25.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
26. 26.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
28. 28.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
29. 29.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
30. 30.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
31. 31.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
32. 32.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
33. 33.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
36. 36.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
37. 37.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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