Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 154 · 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) tea time (b) jump in (c) new shoes
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) my book (c) so big
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) you know (c) clean it
6. 6.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
7. 7.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
8. 8.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
9. 9.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
10. 10.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
11. 11.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
12. 12.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
13. 13.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
16. 16.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
17. 17.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
19. 19.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
20. 20.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
23. 23.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
24. 24.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
25. 25.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
27. 27.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
28. 28.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
29. 29.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
32. 32.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) two cats (c) pass it
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) an idea (c) so big
35. 35.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
36. 36.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
37. 37.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
38. 38.Which little sound joins “I am” 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) turn off (c) three trees
40. 40.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up

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