Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 521 · 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 “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
2. 2.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) kind of (c) tea time
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
7. 7.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
10. 10.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my bag (c) an egg
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) sit up
14. 14.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
15. 15.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
18. 18.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
19. 19.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
20. 20.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
21. 21.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
22. 22.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
23. 23.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
24. 24.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
25. 25.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) my book (c) go home
28. 28.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) half an apple
30. 30.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
31. 31.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
32. 32.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) so big (c) lots of
34. 34.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
35. 35.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
39. 39.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
40. 40.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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