Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 734 · 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 “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
2. 2.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
5. 5.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
6. 6.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
7. 7.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
8. 8.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
9. 9.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) turn off (c) go home
11. 11.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
14. 14.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
15. 15.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
16. 16.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
17. 17.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
18. 18.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
19. 19.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
20. 20.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) go home (c) pass it
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) an egg
25. 25.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
31. 31.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
32. 32.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
33. 33.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) see you (c) my bag
35. 35.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
36. 36.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
37. 37.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
38. 38.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
39. 39.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
40. 40.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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