Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 838 · 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 “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
3. 3.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
4. 4.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
5. 5.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) blue car (c) my book
7. 7.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
8. 8.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
9. 9.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
10. 10.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
11. 11.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) give up (c) tea time
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) two cats (c) what about
14. 14.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
15. 15.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) stand up (c) my book
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
21. 21.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
22. 22.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
23. 23.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an hour (c) tea time
27. 27.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
28. 28.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
29. 29.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
30. 30.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
31. 31.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
32. 32.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
35. 35.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) wake up
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) see you (c) get up
38. 38.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) pick it up (c) go home

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