Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 626 · 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 “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
3. 3.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
6. 6.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
7. 7.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) hold on (c) tea time
10. 10.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) three trees (c) the dog
13. 13.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
14. 14.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
16. 16.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) find out (c) the dog
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
21. 21.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) sit up (c) three trees
23. 23.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
24. 24.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
25. 25.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
29. 29.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
31. 31.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) take it (c) my book
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
37. 37.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
38. 38.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) blue car (c) tea time
40. 40.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple

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