Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 506 · 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 “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
2. 2.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) wake up
5. 5.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
6. 6.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
7. 7.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
8. 8.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
9. 9.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” 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) you know (b) the dog (c) clean it
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) pass it
14. 14.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
15. 15.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
16. 16.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) the dog (c) two cats
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
21. 21.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
22. 22.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
23. 23.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) turn off (c) new shoes
25. 25.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
26. 26.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
27. 27.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) an egg
30. 30.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
31. 31.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
35. 35.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) find out
37. 37.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at

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