Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 550 · 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.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
3. 3.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
4. 4.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
5. 5.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) look at
7. 7.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
8. 8.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
10. 10.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
11. 11.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
12. 12.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) see you (c) two cats
14. 14.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) you know (c) what about
16. 16.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
17. 17.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) see you (c) the dog
21. 21.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) an orange
23. 23.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
24. 24.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) the dog (c) an hour
26. 26.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
27. 27.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
31. 31.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
32. 32.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
33. 33.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
34. 34.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
35. 35.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) lots of
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) stand up
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) the dog (c) my bag
39. 39.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
40. 40.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up

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