Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 573 · 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 “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
2. 2.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
3. 3.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
4. 4.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
6. 6.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
7. 7.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) jump in (c) go home
9. 9.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
12. 12.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
13. 13.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
14. 14.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) sit up (c) see you
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) go home (c) you know
17. 17.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” 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) my bag (b) my book (c) this is
20. 20.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
21. 21.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
22. 22.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
23. 23.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) the dog (c) three trees
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) stand up
26. 26.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) three trees (c) new shoes
28. 28.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
29. 29.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
30. 30.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
31. 31.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) an hour
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) you know (c) three trees
35. 35.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
37. 37.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) look at
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) new shoes (c) turn off

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