Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 88 · 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) a-negg (b) an | egg
2. 2.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
3. 3.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
4. 4.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) kind of (c) go home
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) find out (c) blue car
7. 7.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) look out
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) blue car (c) you know
11. 11.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
14. 14.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
15. 15.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
16. 16.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) two cats (c) three trees
18. 18.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
19. 19.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
20. 20.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
21. 21.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
22. 22.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
23. 23.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
24. 24.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) stand up
27. 27.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
28. 28.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
29. 29.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
31. 31.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) tea time (c) my bag
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
35. 35.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
36. 36.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
37. 37.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
39. 39.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) clean it (c) so big

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