Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 594 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) blue car (c) you know
2. 2.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
3. 3.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
4. 4.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
7. 7.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
8. 8.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) cut it out
11. 11.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) two cats (c) see you
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
17. 17.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
18. 18.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
19. 19.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
20. 20.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
21. 21.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) jump in (c) my book
23. 23.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
24. 24.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) go home (c) stand up
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” 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) this is (b) two cats (c) go home
29. 29.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
30. 30.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
32. 32.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
33. 33.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
34. 34.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
35. 35.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
36. 36.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
37. 37.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit

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