Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 293 · 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 “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) pick it up
6. 6.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
7. 7.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
8. 8.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
13. 13.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
14. 14.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
15. 15.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) sit up (c) new shoes
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
19. 19.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) three trees (c) cut it out
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an orange (c) tea time
23. 23.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
24. 24.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
25. 25.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) three trees (c) an idea
27. 27.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
28. 28.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
29. 29.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
30. 30.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
32. 32.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
33. 33.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
34. 34.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
35. 35.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) take it
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) an egg
40. 40.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it

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