Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 716 · 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 “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
3. 3.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
4. 4.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
5. 5.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) lots of (c) so big
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look at (c) so big
8. 8.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
9. 9.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
10. 10.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
11. 11.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
12. 12.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
13. 13.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
14. 14.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) an orange
17. 17.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) the dog (c) new shoes
20. 20.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
21. 21.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
22. 22.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
24. 24.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
25. 25.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
26. 26.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) the dog (c) kind of
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) blue car (c) go home
33. 33.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
35. 35.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) stand up (c) blue car
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) put on (c) so big
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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