Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 469 · 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 “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
6. 6.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
7. 7.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
8. 8.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
9. 9.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
10. 10.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) hold on
13. 13.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
14. 14.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
15. 15.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
16. 16.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
18. 18.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) go home (c) the dog
20. 20.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
23. 23.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an orange (c) see you
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) this is (c) two cats
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) two cats (c) three trees
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) come in (c) you know
28. 28.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
29. 29.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) the dog (c) you know
31. 31.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
34. 34.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) see you (c) jump in
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) three trees (c) new shoes
40. 40.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit

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