Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 492 · 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 “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
4. 4.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
5. 5.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
7. 7.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
8. 8.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
11. 11.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) turn off
13. 13.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
14. 14.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
15. 15.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
16. 16.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
17. 17.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
20. 20.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
21. 21.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
22. 22.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) tea time (c) an orange
24. 24.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) you know (c) get up
26. 26.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) two cats (c) an hour
28. 28.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) look out
31. 31.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
34. 34.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
35. 35.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
38. 38.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of

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