Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 977 · 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 “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
2. 2.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
3. 3.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
4. 4.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
5. 5.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
7. 7.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
8. 8.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
10. 10.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) sit up (c) go home
12. 12.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
13. 13.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) half an apple
15. 15.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
16. 16.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
17. 17.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) what about
20. 20.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
21. 21.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
22. 22.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
23. 23.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
24. 24.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
26. 26.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
28. 28.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) two cats (c) an orange
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) three trees (c) new shoes
31. 31.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) tea time (c) an hour
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) go home (c) blue car
37. 37.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
38. 38.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
39. 39.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
40. 40.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple

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