Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 840 · 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 “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) jump in (c) three trees
4. 4.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
5. 5.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
6. 6.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
7. 7.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
8. 8.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) tea time (c) you know
12. 12.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
13. 13.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
14. 14.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
15. 15.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
17. 17.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) what about (c) new shoes
19. 19.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
21. 21.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
22. 22.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
24. 24.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
25. 25.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
26. 26.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
27. 27.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
33. 33.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
34. 34.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) stand up (c) tea time
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) put on
37. 37.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
38. 38.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
39. 39.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
40. 40.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up

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