Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 283 · 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 to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
2. 2.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
4. 4.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) you know (c) clean it
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) my bag (c) my book
7. 7.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
8. 8.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
10. 10.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) wake up (c) new shoes
12. 12.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
14. 14.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
15. 15.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
16. 16.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
18. 18.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
21. 21.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
22. 22.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
23. 23.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
26. 26.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
27. 27.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) lots of (c) go home
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) take it (c) the dog
30. 30.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
31. 31.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
32. 32.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
33. 33.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
36. 36.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
40. 40.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange

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