Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 103 · 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 “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) my bag (c) you know
3. 3.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) new shoes (c) so big
5. 5.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
8. 8.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
9. 9.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
10. 10.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
11. 11.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) fill in
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) look out
16. 16.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
20. 20.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
21. 21.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
22. 22.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) sit up (c) go home
24. 24.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
25. 25.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
26. 26.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
27. 27.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) jump in
29. 29.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
32. 32.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
33. 33.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
34. 34.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
35. 35.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
36. 36.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) tea time (c) come in
38. 38.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on

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