Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 175 · 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 “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an hour (c) my bag
3. 3.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
4. 4.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
5. 5.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) look at
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) this is (c) so big
8. 8.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
10. 10.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
11. 11.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
12. 12.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
13. 13.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
14. 14.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
15. 15.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
16. 16.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
17. 17.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
18. 18.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
19. 19.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
21. 21.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) the dog (c) two cats
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) new shoes (c) my bag
24. 24.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
25. 25.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
26. 26.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
27. 27.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
28. 28.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) look out (c) my book
30. 30.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
31. 31.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
32. 32.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
39. 39.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
40. 40.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea

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