Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 815 · 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: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
3. 3.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an idea (c) tea time
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) see you (c) go home
6. 6.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
8. 8.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
9. 9.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
10. 10.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) new shoes (c) blue car
12. 12.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) so big (c) go home
14. 14.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
15. 15.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
16. 16.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
17. 17.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
18. 18.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
20. 20.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) give up
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) the dog (c) tea time
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) pass it (c) new shoes
24. 24.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
27. 27.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
28. 28.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
29. 29.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
30. 30.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
31. 31.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
32. 32.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) clean it (c) blue car
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) see you (c) go home
39. 39.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
40. 40.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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