Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 816 · 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 “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
3. 3.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
4. 4.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) three trees (c) pass it
6. 6.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
7. 7.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
8. 8.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
9. 9.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
14. 14.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) fill in
16. 16.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
17. 17.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
18. 18.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) blue car (c) tea time
20. 20.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
22. 22.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
25. 25.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
26. 26.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
27. 27.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
28. 28.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) blue car (c) look out
30. 30.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
31. 31.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) sit up (c) so big
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) look at (c) see you
34. 34.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
37. 37.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
38. 38.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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