Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 830 · 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.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
7. 7.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) blue car (c) find out
9. 9.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) pick it up (c) my bag
11. 11.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) turn off (c) the dog
13. 13.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
14. 14.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
16. 16.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
17. 17.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
20. 20.Which little sound joins “she ate” 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) my book (b) lots of (c) you know
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) fill in (c) the dog
23. 23.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
25. 25.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
26. 26.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) the dog (c) sit up
28. 28.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
29. 29.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
30. 30.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
31. 31.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
32. 32.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) pass it (c) go home
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) see you (c) three trees
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) an egg
37. 37.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) go home (c) new shoes
39. 39.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in

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