Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 788 · 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 “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
4. 4.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
5. 5.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
6. 6.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
7. 7.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
10. 10.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
11. 11.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) new shoes (c) the dog
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) take it
17. 17.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
19. 19.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
20. 20.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) three trees (c) the dog
22. 22.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) an idea (c) my book
24. 24.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
25. 25.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
26. 26.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
27. 27.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
28. 28.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) jump in (c) go home
30. 30.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
31. 31.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
34. 34.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
35. 35.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) so big (c) the dog
37. 37.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit

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