Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 748 · 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 “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
2. 2.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
4. 4.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
6. 6.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
9. 9.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
10. 10.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
11. 11.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) you know (c) my book
13. 13.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) you know (c) my bag
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) an idea
16. 16.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
17. 17.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) two cats (c) my book
19. 19.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
20. 20.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
21. 21.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) look out (c) blue car
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) stand up (c) tea time
28. 28.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) new shoes (c) look at
30. 30.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
31. 31.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) pass it (c) my book
33. 33.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) sit up (c) tea time
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
39. 39.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) so big (c) clean it

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