Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 378 · 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.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
3. 3.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
4. 4.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
5. 5.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
8. 8.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
9. 9.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) so big (c) three trees
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
15. 15.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
18. 18.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
19. 19.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) stand up (c) the dog
21. 21.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
22. 22.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
23. 23.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
24. 24.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) an egg
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) give up (c) blue car
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) three trees (c) the dog
28. 28.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) come in (c) blue car
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) sit up (c) two cats
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
35. 35.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
36. 36.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
38. 38.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) tea time (c) go home
40. 40.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup

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