Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 427 · 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) look | out (b) loo-kout
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) pick it up (c) new shoes
3. 3.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
4. 4.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
8. 8.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
9. 9.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
10. 10.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
11. 11.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
13. 13.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
14. 14.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) my book (c) tea time
16. 16.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
17. 17.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
18. 18.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) half an apple
20. 20.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) pass it (c) see you
22. 22.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
23. 23.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
24. 24.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
26. 26.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) you know (c) my book
29. 29.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
30. 30.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
31. 31.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) my book (c) tea time
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
34. 34.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
38. 38.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin

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