Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 420 · 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.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) go home (c) two cats
5. 5.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
6. 6.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
11. 11.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
14. 14.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
15. 15.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
16. 16.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) wake up
18. 18.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
19. 19.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
20. 20.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
22. 22.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) see you (c) tea time
26. 26.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my book (c) look out
28. 28.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
29. 29.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
30. 30.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
31. 31.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
32. 32.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
33. 33.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an orange (c) tea time
35. 35.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
38. 38.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
39. 39.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
40. 40.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on

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