Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 430 · 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 “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
3. 3.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
4. 4.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
5. 5.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
6. 6.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
7. 7.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
8. 8.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
9. 9.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
10. 10.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
11. 11.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
12. 12.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) the dog (c) three trees
14. 14.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) take it (c) go home
16. 16.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) three trees (c) pick it up
18. 18.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
19. 19.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
24. 24.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
25. 25.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
26. 26.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
27. 27.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
28. 28.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
31. 31.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
32. 32.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
36. 36.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
37. 37.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
38. 38.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) my book (c) see you

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