Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 364 · 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) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
3. 3.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) look at (c) new shoes
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) lots of
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) half an apple (c) my book
7. 7.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
8. 8.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
9. 9.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
11. 11.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) new shoes (c) the dog
14. 14.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
15. 15.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
16. 16.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
20. 20.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
21. 21.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
22. 22.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
23. 23.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
25. 25.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) come in (c) two cats
27. 27.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
28. 28.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) what about (c) so big
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) kind of
32. 32.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) two cats (c) turn off
34. 34.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
35. 35.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
36. 36.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
37. 37.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
38. 38.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
39. 39.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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