Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 122 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) wake up (c) new shoes
2. 2.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
3. 3.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
4. 4.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
6. 6.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
7. 7.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
8. 8.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
9. 9.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
10. 10.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
11. 11.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) get up (c) you know
13. 13.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
14. 14.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
15. 15.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
18. 18.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
19. 19.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
20. 20.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
21. 21.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
22. 22.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
23. 23.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) pick it up (c) new shoes
25. 25.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
26. 26.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
27. 27.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) my book (c) two cats
29. 29.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
30. 30.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
31. 31.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
32. 32.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
33. 33.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) blue car (c) new shoes
35. 35.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
36. 36.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) stand up (c) see you
40. 40.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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