Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 380 · 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) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
3. 3.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
4. 4.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
5. 5.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) turn off (c) you know
7. 7.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) blue car (c) go home
9. 9.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) look out (c) see you
11. 11.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
13. 13.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
14. 14.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) you know (c) new shoes
16. 16.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
19. 19.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
24. 24.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
25. 25.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
26. 26.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
27. 27.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
29. 29.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
30. 30.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) blue car (c) three trees
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) so big (c) blue car
33. 33.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
34. 34.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
36. 36.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) tea time (c) hold on
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) see you (c) my book
39. 39.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
40. 40.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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