Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 428 · 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.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
3. 3.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
6. 6.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
7. 7.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
10. 10.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
11. 11.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
12. 12.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
13. 13.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
14. 14.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
15. 15.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
16. 16.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
17. 17.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) go home (c) hold on
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) new shoes (c) you know
20. 20.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) cut it out
22. 22.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
23. 23.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) three trees (c) look at
25. 25.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) wake up
29. 29.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
30. 30.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
33. 33.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) new shoes (c) see you
35. 35.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
36. 36.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) sit up (c) tea time
38. 38.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange

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