Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 412 · 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.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
3. 3.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
4. 4.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
7. 7.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
8. 8.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) sit up
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) half an apple
12. 12.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
13. 13.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
14. 14.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
18. 18.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
19. 19.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
20. 20.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
21. 21.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) wake up (c) blue car
23. 23.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) my book (c) you know
25. 25.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
27. 27.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) find out
30. 30.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
31. 31.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
34. 34.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
35. 35.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
36. 36.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
37. 37.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange

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