Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 151 · 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 “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
2. 2.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
3. 3.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
6. 6.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
8. 8.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
9. 9.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my bag (c) stand up
11. 11.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
12. 12.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) an egg
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) you know (c) blue car
17. 17.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
18. 18.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
19. 19.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
20. 20.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) half an apple
24. 24.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
26. 26.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) two cats (c) take it
28. 28.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
29. 29.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
30. 30.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
31. 31.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
32. 32.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
33. 33.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) two cats (c) tea time
35. 35.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
36. 36.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
39. 39.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin

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