Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 820 · 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 “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
2. 2.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
3. 3.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
6. 6.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) come in (c) the dog
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
10. 10.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
11. 11.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an hour (c) go home
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) my book (c) tea time
18. 18.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) tea time (c) find out
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) clean it
22. 22.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) blue car (c) the dog
25. 25.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
27. 27.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) my bag (c) blue car
29. 29.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
31. 31.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
32. 32.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
33. 33.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
34. 34.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
35. 35.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
36. 36.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
37. 37.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
38. 38.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) half an apple
40. 40.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min

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