Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 470 · 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 “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
2. 2.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
3. 3.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) see you (c) tea time
5. 5.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) take it
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) pass it (c) so big
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) lots of (c) so big
11. 11.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
12. 12.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
13. 13.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) go home (c) blue car
15. 15.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) an idea
17. 17.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
20. 20.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
21. 21.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
25. 25.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
26. 26.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
27. 27.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) see you (c) new shoes
31. 31.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
32. 32.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
33. 33.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) half an apple (c) new shoes
35. 35.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) tea time (c) my bag
38. 38.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out

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