Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 960 · 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 “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
2. 2.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
4. 4.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) take it (c) two cats
6. 6.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) two cats (c) tea time
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) new shoes (c) look out
13. 13.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) put on
15. 15.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) pass it (c) go home
17. 17.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
18. 18.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
20. 20.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
21. 21.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
22. 22.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
24. 24.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
27. 27.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
30. 30.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
32. 32.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
33. 33.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
34. 34.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my bag (c) sit up
36. 36.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) you know (c) find out
38. 38.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) an egg
40. 40.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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