Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 715 · 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 “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) this is
3. 3.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
4. 4.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
5. 5.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
6. 6.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
8. 8.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
9. 9.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
10. 10.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) look at
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) stand up (c) two cats
13. 13.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
14. 14.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
19. 19.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
20. 20.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
23. 23.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
24. 24.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) see you (c) go home
26. 26.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
29. 29.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
30. 30.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
31. 31.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
32. 32.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
33. 33.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
34. 34.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) three trees (c) new shoes
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
38. 38.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
39. 39.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
40. 40.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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