Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 658 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an hour (c) the dog
2. 2.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
3. 3.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
4. 4.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) an egg (c) my bag
8. 8.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
10. 10.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
11. 11.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
12. 12.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
13. 13.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
14. 14.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
15. 15.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
16. 16.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
17. 17.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
20. 20.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
21. 21.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
22. 22.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
23. 23.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) see you (c) turn off
26. 26.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
27. 27.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
31. 31.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
32. 32.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
33. 33.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) what about (c) you know
35. 35.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
39. 39.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat

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