Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 913 · 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 “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
3. 3.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
6. 6.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) see you (c) jump in
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) lots of (c) blue car
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
12. 12.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) so big (c) find out
16. 16.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
17. 17.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
18. 18.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
19. 19.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) half an apple (c) blue car
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) two cats (c) tea time
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) you know (c) my bag
27. 27.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
28. 28.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
29. 29.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) an orange
32. 32.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
33. 33.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
34. 34.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
36. 36.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) three trees (c) my book
38. 38.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
39. 39.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in

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