Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 878 · 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 “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
2. 2.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
4. 4.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
5. 5.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
7. 7.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) pick it up
9. 9.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
10. 10.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
11. 11.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
12. 12.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
14. 14.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
17. 17.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
18. 18.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
19. 19.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) my bag (c) the dog
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) the dog (c) get up
27. 27.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
28. 28.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
29. 29.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
30. 30.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
32. 32.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
33. 33.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
34. 34.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
35. 35.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) wake up
39. 39.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
40. 40.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin

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