Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 867 · 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 “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
5. 5.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
6. 6.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) get up (c) the dog
8. 8.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) put on (c) tea time
11. 11.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
12. 12.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
16. 16.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) so big (c) an hour
18. 18.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
19. 19.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) find out (c) blue car
21. 21.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
22. 22.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
23. 23.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
24. 24.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
25. 25.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
26. 26.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
28. 28.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) my book (c) see you
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) blue car (c) look at
32. 32.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
33. 33.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) my bag (c) my book
35. 35.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) see you (c) go home
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) wake up (c) see you
39. 39.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) my book (c) see you

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