Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 592 · 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 “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) the dog (c) clean it
3. 3.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
4. 4.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
5. 5.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
6. 6.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
7. 7.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
9. 9.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
10. 10.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
11. 11.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
12. 12.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) come in
17. 17.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an idea (c) tea time
20. 20.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
24. 24.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
25. 25.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
26. 26.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
27. 27.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
28. 28.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
29. 29.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) three trees (c) go home
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) see you (c) two cats
36. 36.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
37. 37.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
38. 38.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple

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