Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 708 · 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 “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
3. 3.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
4. 4.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
7. 7.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
8. 8.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
9. 9.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
10. 10.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
11. 11.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
12. 12.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
15. 15.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
16. 16.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
17. 17.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) you know (c) see you
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) lots of (c) you know
20. 20.Which little sound joins “see it” 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) blue car (b) my book (c) come in
22. 22.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
23. 23.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
24. 24.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
25. 25.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
26. 26.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
27. 27.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) this is
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
37. 37.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
38. 38.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) kind of (c) tea time
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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