Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 791 · 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 “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
2. 2.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
3. 3.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
4. 4.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) three trees (c) fill in
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) blue car (c) the dog
8. 8.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
9. 9.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
11. 11.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
12. 12.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) take it
14. 14.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
17. 17.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
19. 19.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
20. 20.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) find out (c) blue car
22. 22.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
23. 23.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
24. 24.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) two cats (c) half an apple
31. 31.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
34. 34.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) give up (c) go home
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) what about
37. 37.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
38. 38.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
39. 39.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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