Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 916 · 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 to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
2. 2.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
3. 3.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
4. 4.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
5. 5.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) my bag (c) my book
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
10. 10.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
11. 11.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
13. 13.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an egg (c) my book
19. 19.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) blue car (c) my book
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) stand up (c) see you
22. 22.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
23. 23.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
24. 24.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
26. 26.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
27. 27.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an hour (c) the dog
30. 30.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
31. 31.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
32. 32.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
35. 35.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
36. 36.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) put on (c) go home
40. 40.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up

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