Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 281 · 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 “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
3. 3.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
4. 4.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
5. 5.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
6. 6.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
7. 7.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
9. 9.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
10. 10.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
11. 11.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) put on
13. 13.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
14. 14.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
15. 15.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
18. 18.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
19. 19.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
22. 22.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
23. 23.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
24. 24.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
25. 25.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) so big (c) an idea
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) so big (c) an hour
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) the dog (c) go home
29. 29.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
30. 30.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) go home (c) the dog
32. 32.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) find out
36. 36.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) see you (c) my bag
38. 38.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
39. 39.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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