Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 710 · 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.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
2. 2.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
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) turn | off (b) tur-noff
7. 7.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
8. 8.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) new shoes (c) so big
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
13. 13.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
17. 17.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
18. 18.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) an egg
20. 20.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
21. 21.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
22. 22.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
23. 23.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) get up
25. 25.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
26. 26.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
27. 27.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
29. 29.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
31. 31.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) my book (c) new shoes
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an hour (c) my book
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
38. 38.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) what about

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