Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 353 · 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.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) wake up (c) new shoes
3. 3.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
4. 4.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
5. 5.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
7. 7.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) pass it (c) see you
10. 10.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
11. 11.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
14. 14.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
15. 15.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
16. 16.Which little sound joins “do it” 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) come in (b) so big (c) go home
18. 18.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
19. 19.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
20. 20.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
21. 21.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
22. 22.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
23. 23.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
24. 24.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
25. 25.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) get up (c) you know
27. 27.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
28. 28.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) this is (c) two cats
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
33. 33.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
34. 34.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
35. 35.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
36. 36.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) kind of
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) jump in (c) so big

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