Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 587 · 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.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
3. 3.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
4. 4.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) stand up
6. 6.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
7. 7.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
10. 10.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
11. 11.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
12. 12.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
13. 13.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
14. 14.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
19. 19.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) look at (c) three trees
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) come in (c) three trees
25. 25.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
26. 26.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
27. 27.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) new shoes (c) what about
29. 29.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
30. 30.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
31. 31.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
32. 32.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
34. 34.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
36. 36.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
37. 37.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
38. 38.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) get up (c) new shoes
40. 40.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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