Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 611 · 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 “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) stand up (c) the dog
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) lots of (c) go home
4. 4.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) three trees (c) look out
6. 6.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
9. 9.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) the dog (c) clean it
11. 11.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
12. 12.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
13. 13.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
15. 15.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
16. 16.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
17. 17.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
20. 20.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
21. 21.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
22. 22.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
23. 23.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
26. 26.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) two cats (c) my book
31. 31.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
32. 32.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
33. 33.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
34. 34.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
35. 35.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) go home (c) the dog
37. 37.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
38. 38.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
39. 39.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
40. 40.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it

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