Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 724 · 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 egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
2. 2.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) lots of (c) tea time
4. 4.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
5. 5.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
8. 8.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
9. 9.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
10. 10.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
12. 12.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) come in (c) blue car
14. 14.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
15. 15.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) turn off (c) three trees
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) see you (c) the dog
18. 18.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
19. 19.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) kind of (c) so big
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) tea time (c) give up
22. 22.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) put on
24. 24.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
25. 25.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
28. 28.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
32. 32.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
33. 33.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
34. 34.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
35. 35.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
36. 36.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) three trees (c) pass it
38. 38.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
39. 39.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
40. 40.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up

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