Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 599 · 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 “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
2. 2.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
4. 4.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
6. 6.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
7. 7.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) clean it
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) look out
13. 13.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
14. 14.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
15. 15.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) three trees (c) you know
18. 18.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
19. 19.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
24. 24.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
25. 25.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) sit up (c) blue car
27. 27.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
28. 28.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) stand up
30. 30.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
31. 31.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
32. 32.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
34. 34.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) cut it out (c) two cats
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) look at (c) my book
37. 37.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
38. 38.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) kind of (c) tea time
40. 40.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin

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