Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 531 · 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 egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
2. 2.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
3. 3.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
6. 6.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
7. 7.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
8. 8.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) so big (c) get up
11. 11.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
13. 13.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
14. 14.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
15. 15.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
16. 16.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
17. 17.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
18. 18.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
19. 19.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
20. 20.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
21. 21.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) turn off
23. 23.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) pick it up
26. 26.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
27. 27.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) an idea
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) find out
30. 30.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
32. 32.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
33. 33.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
34. 34.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
35. 35.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
36. 36.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
39. 39.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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