Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 612 · 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.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) new shoes (c) an egg
3. 3.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
4. 4.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
5. 5.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) find out (c) my bag
7. 7.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
10. 10.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
12. 12.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
16. 16.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
17. 17.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
18. 18.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
19. 19.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
20. 20.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) blue car (c) my bag
22. 22.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
23. 23.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
24. 24.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
26. 26.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
27. 27.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
28. 28.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
29. 29.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
32. 32.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
33. 33.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
34. 34.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
35. 35.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) tea time (c) pick it up
37. 37.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
38. 38.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my bag (c) look out

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