Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 525 · 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 “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) my bag (c) you know
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
6. 6.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
7. 7.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) new shoes (c) an egg
9. 9.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
10. 10.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
11. 11.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) my book (c) tea time
13. 13.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) so big (c) three trees
15. 15.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
16. 16.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
17. 17.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) this is (c) three trees
19. 19.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
20. 20.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
25. 25.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) new shoes (c) my bag
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) my bag (c) so big
28. 28.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
31. 31.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
32. 32.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
33. 33.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
34. 34.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) my bag (c) go home
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) my bag (c) so big
37. 37.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
38. 38.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
39. 39.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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