Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 181 · 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 “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) tea time (c) two cats
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) lots of (c) two cats
5. 5.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
8. 8.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) pick it up (c) three trees
10. 10.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
11. 11.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
13. 13.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
14. 14.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
15. 15.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
16. 16.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
17. 17.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
18. 18.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
19. 19.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
20. 20.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) this is (c) my book
23. 23.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
24. 24.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
25. 25.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
26. 26.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
31. 31.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
32. 32.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
33. 33.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) see you (c) take it
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
37. 37.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
38. 38.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) sit up
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) fill in

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