Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 390 · 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 “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
2. 2.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
3. 3.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
6. 6.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) tea time (c) an idea
9. 9.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
10. 10.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
11. 11.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
12. 12.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) two cats (c) hold on
14. 14.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
17. 17.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
18. 18.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
19. 19.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
21. 21.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
22. 22.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
23. 23.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
24. 24.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
25. 25.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) look out (c) three trees
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my bag (c) pass it
28. 28.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) lots of (c) go home
32. 32.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) my bag (c) my book
36. 36.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) wake up (c) my book
38. 38.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
39. 39.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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