Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 826 · 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 “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
3. 3.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
4. 4.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
5. 5.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) the dog (c) an idea
7. 7.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
11. 11.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
13. 13.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) hold on (c) see you
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) come in
18. 18.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
19. 19.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
20. 20.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
21. 21.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
22. 22.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
24. 24.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
27. 27.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
28. 28.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
29. 29.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
30. 30.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
33. 33.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) go home (c) an orange
38. 38.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
39. 39.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
40. 40.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff

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