Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 768 · 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 “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) three trees (c) you know
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) take it
5. 5.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
6. 6.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
8. 8.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
9. 9.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
10. 10.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
11. 11.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) pass it (c) see you
13. 13.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) put on (c) two cats
15. 15.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
16. 16.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
19. 19.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
20. 20.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
21. 21.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
22. 22.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) get up (c) my book
24. 24.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) an orange
26. 26.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) two cats (c) half an apple
28. 28.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
29. 29.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
30. 30.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
31. 31.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
36. 36.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
37. 37.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
40. 40.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple

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