Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 411 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) you know (c) what about
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
5. 5.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
6. 6.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an orange (c) my bag
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) blue car (c) the dog
13. 13.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) clean it (c) see you
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) pick it up (c) tea time
16. 16.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) see you (c) find out
18. 18.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
22. 22.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
24. 24.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
25. 25.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
26. 26.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
27. 27.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
28. 28.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
32. 32.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
33. 33.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) the dog (c) pass it
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
38. 38.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
39. 39.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
40. 40.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit

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