Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 845 · 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 “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
2. 2.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
3. 3.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
4. 4.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
5. 5.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) tea time (c) three trees
7. 7.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
8. 8.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
9. 9.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
10. 10.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
11. 11.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an hour (c) so big
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) you know (c) so big
15. 15.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
16. 16.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
19. 19.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) tea time (c) you know
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) you know (c) the dog
22. 22.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) turn off (c) my book
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
28. 28.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) pass it (c) tea time
30. 30.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an orange (c) my bag
32. 32.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
33. 33.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
34. 34.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) this is (c) go home
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) you know (c) put on
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) come in (c) new shoes
38. 38.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
39. 39.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
40. 40.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple

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