Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 914 · 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 “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
2. 2.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
3. 3.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
4. 4.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
5. 5.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
7. 7.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) sit up
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
11. 11.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
12. 12.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an egg (c) blue car
14. 14.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
15. 15.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
18. 18.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
19. 19.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
20. 20.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) go home (c) clean it
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) an orange (c) the dog
25. 25.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) the dog (c) two cats
27. 27.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
28. 28.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
30. 30.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
31. 31.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
33. 33.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) three trees (c) my bag
36. 36.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
37. 37.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) half an apple
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) tea time (c) hold on

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