Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 438 · 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 to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
4. 4.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
5. 5.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
6. 6.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
7. 7.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) wake up (c) my bag
9. 9.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
13. 13.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
15. 15.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an egg (c) see you
17. 17.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
19. 19.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
20. 20.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
21. 21.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) lots of
23. 23.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
27. 27.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
28. 28.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) new shoes (c) three trees
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) kind of
31. 31.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
32. 32.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
33. 33.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
34. 34.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) what about
37. 37.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
38. 38.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
39. 39.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) come in

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