Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 839 · 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.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) give up
4. 4.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
8. 8.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
9. 9.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
10. 10.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) stand up
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
14. 14.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
15. 15.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
16. 16.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
17. 17.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
20. 20.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
21. 21.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
22. 22.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
26. 26.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) put on (c) my book
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) three trees (c) my book
29. 29.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
31. 31.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) the dog (c) tea time
33. 33.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
34. 34.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my bag (c) fill in
37. 37.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
38. 38.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
39. 39.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
40. 40.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it

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