Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 720 · 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.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
3. 3.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) two cats (c) cut it out
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) see you (c) blue car
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) an hour
7. 7.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
8. 8.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) wake up (c) see you
10. 10.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
11. 11.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) get up (c) so big
14. 14.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
15. 15.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
16. 16.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
18. 18.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
21. 21.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
22. 22.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) give up (c) go home
24. 24.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
27. 27.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
28. 28.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) two cats (c) three trees
30. 30.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
31. 31.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
34. 34.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
35. 35.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
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) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) stand up
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on

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