Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 785 · 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 “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) three trees (c) the dog
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) see you (c) my bag
6. 6.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
7. 7.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
8. 8.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
10. 10.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
11. 11.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) two cats (c) my book
15. 15.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
16. 16.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
20. 20.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) three trees (c) you know
22. 22.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
23. 23.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
27. 27.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
28. 28.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
30. 30.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
31. 31.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
34. 34.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
35. 35.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look at (c) so big
37. 37.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
38. 38.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) tea time (c) half an apple
40. 40.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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