Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 910 · 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 “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) so big (c) new shoes
3. 3.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
6. 6.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
7. 7.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
8. 8.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
9. 9.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
10. 10.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
11. 11.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
12. 12.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
13. 13.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
14. 14.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) three trees (c) lots of
16. 16.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
19. 19.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
21. 21.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
22. 22.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
23. 23.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) new shoes (c) go home
25. 25.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
26. 26.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
27. 27.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
28. 28.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) tea time (c) hold on
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) so big (c) take it
33. 33.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) clean it (c) the dog
35. 35.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) pass it
37. 37.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) see you (c) an idea
39. 39.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit

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