Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 900 · 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) an | egg (b) a-negg
2. 2.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
3. 3.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
5. 5.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
6. 6.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
7. 7.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
8. 8.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
9. 9.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) my bag (c) you know
13. 13.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
14. 14.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
15. 15.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
16. 16.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
17. 17.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
18. 18.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) jump in (c) tea time
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
24. 24.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
25. 25.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) so big (c) you know
27. 27.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
30. 30.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
31. 31.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
32. 32.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
33. 33.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
34. 34.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) sit up (c) blue car
36. 36.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) you know (c) two cats
38. 38.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) turn off
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) new shoes (c) kind of

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