Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 642 · 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: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
3. 3.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
4. 4.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
6. 6.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
9. 9.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an idea (c) new shoes
14. 14.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
15. 15.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
16. 16.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
17. 17.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
18. 18.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
19. 19.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
23. 23.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
24. 24.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
25. 25.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
26. 26.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
27. 27.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
30. 30.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) find out
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) two cats (c) my bag
34. 34.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
35. 35.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) stand up (c) see you
37. 37.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) give up (c) three trees
39. 39.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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