Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 871 · 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 “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
3. 3.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
5. 5.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
6. 6.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
8. 8.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
9. 9.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
10. 10.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
11. 11.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
13. 13.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
14. 14.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
16. 16.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) you know (c) get up
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) see you (c) you know
19. 19.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
21. 21.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
22. 22.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
23. 23.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) three trees (c) an egg
27. 27.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
28. 28.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
30. 30.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
31. 31.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
32. 32.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) kind of
34. 34.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
35. 35.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
36. 36.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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