Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 279 · 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.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
3. 3.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
4. 4.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
5. 5.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
6. 6.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
7. 7.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
10. 10.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
13. 13.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
15. 15.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my bag (c) sit up
18. 18.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
19. 19.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
20. 20.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
21. 21.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
25. 25.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) half an apple (c) two cats
27. 27.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) fill in
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
30. 30.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
31. 31.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
32. 32.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
35. 35.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
36. 36.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
37. 37.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
38. 38.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
39. 39.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
40. 40.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of

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