Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 298 · 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 “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my bag (c) wake up
3. 3.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
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) three trees (b) so big (c) stand up
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) hold on
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
8. 8.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
9. 9.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
10. 10.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
11. 11.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
12. 12.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) three trees (c) turn off
18. 18.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
19. 19.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
20. 20.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
22. 22.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
25. 25.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
26. 26.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
27. 27.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
28. 28.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
29. 29.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
30. 30.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) tea time (c) two cats
32. 32.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) blue car (c) so big
34. 34.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
37. 37.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up

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