Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 819 · 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 “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
2. 2.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) my bag (c) my book
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) look out (c) go home
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) pick it up (c) the dog
6. 6.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
7. 7.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
8. 8.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
10. 10.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
11. 11.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
12. 12.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
15. 15.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
16. 16.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
17. 17.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
18. 18.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
19. 19.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
20. 20.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) this is (c) my book
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
26. 26.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
27. 27.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) so big (c) two cats
31. 31.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
32. 32.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
33. 33.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) blue car (c) new shoes
35. 35.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
36. 36.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
37. 37.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
38. 38.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) jump in (c) my book
40. 40.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it

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