Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 457 · 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 “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
2. 2.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
4. 4.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
6. 6.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
7. 7.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
8. 8.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
9. 9.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
10. 10.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) the dog (c) an egg
12. 12.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
13. 13.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) what about
15. 15.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
16. 16.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
17. 17.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
18. 18.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
22. 22.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
25. 25.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) get up (c) you know
27. 27.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
29. 29.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) three trees (c) lots of
31. 31.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
36. 36.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
37. 37.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
38. 38.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
39. 39.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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