Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 77 · 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 “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) pick it up (c) so big
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) get up (c) my book
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) so big (c) tea time
6. 6.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
7. 7.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
9. 9.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
10. 10.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
13. 13.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
14. 14.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
15. 15.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) go home (c) blue car
17. 17.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
20. 20.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
25. 25.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
26. 26.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
27. 27.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) three trees (c) my book
29. 29.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) take it (c) tea time
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) go home (c) my bag
33. 33.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
35. 35.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) pass it (c) see you
37. 37.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) clean it (c) go home
40. 40.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg

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