Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 391 · 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 “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
2. 2.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
3. 3.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
4. 4.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
7. 7.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
8. 8.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
9. 9.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
10. 10.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
11. 11.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
15. 15.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
19. 19.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) get up
21. 21.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) cut it out
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) see you (c) pick it up
25. 25.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
26. 26.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) lots of
28. 28.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
29. 29.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
30. 30.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
31. 31.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
32. 32.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
34. 34.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
36. 36.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
37. 37.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) an hour (c) blue car
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) look at
40. 40.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup

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