Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 81 · 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 “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
3. 3.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
4. 4.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
5. 5.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
6. 6.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) wake up (c) see you
10. 10.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
11. 11.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
12. 12.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
13. 13.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) you know (c) kind of
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) the dog (c) take it
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
18. 18.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) blue car (c) go home
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) my bag (c) the dog
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) what about (c) my bag
22. 22.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an egg (c) blue car
24. 24.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) come in
26. 26.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
27. 27.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
29. 29.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
32. 32.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an hour (c) new shoes
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an orange (c) you know
36. 36.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
37. 37.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
38. 38.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout

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