Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 394 · 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 “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
2. 2.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) three trees (c) an orange
6. 6.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
9. 9.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
11. 11.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) you know (c) an egg
16. 16.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
17. 17.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
18. 18.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
19. 19.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
20. 20.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
21. 21.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
22. 22.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) come in (c) blue car
25. 25.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
26. 26.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
27. 27.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
28. 28.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) tea time (c) you know
30. 30.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
32. 32.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
33. 33.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
34. 34.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
38. 38.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) blue car (c) so big
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) put on

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