Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 770 · 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.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
2. 2.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
3. 3.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
4. 4.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
5. 5.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
6. 6.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
7. 7.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) blue car (c) my book
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
10. 10.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) what about (c) new shoes
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) so big (c) blue car
16. 16.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) two cats (c) take it
20. 20.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
22. 22.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
25. 25.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
26. 26.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
27. 27.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
28. 28.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
29. 29.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
30. 30.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
31. 31.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) jump in (c) new shoes
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) an egg
34. 34.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) look out (c) go home
36. 36.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
37. 37.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
38. 38.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
39. 39.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
40. 40.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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