Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 833 · 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 “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
3. 3.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
6. 6.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
7. 7.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
8. 8.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
9. 9.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
11. 11.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) my book (c) three trees
13. 13.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
17. 17.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) half an apple
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) my bag (c) two cats
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) you know (c) blue car
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) give up
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) two cats (c) blue car
26. 26.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
27. 27.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
34. 34.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
35. 35.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
36. 36.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
37. 37.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
38. 38.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
39. 39.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) see you (c) so big

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