Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 841 · 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 “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) sit up
3. 3.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
4. 4.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
5. 5.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
7. 7.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
8. 8.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
9. 9.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
10. 10.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
12. 12.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
13. 13.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
14. 14.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
15. 15.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
18. 18.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) new shoes (c) tea time
20. 20.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
21. 21.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
23. 23.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) new shoes (c) look out
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) go home (c) an idea
29. 29.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
30. 30.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
35. 35.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) jump in (c) see you
38. 38.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) the dog (c) look at
40. 40.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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