Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 182 · 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) wha-tabout (b) what | about
2. 2.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
3. 3.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) the dog (c) go home
5. 5.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) lots of (c) two cats
7. 7.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
8. 8.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
9. 9.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) two cats (c) come in
11. 11.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) three trees (c) jump in
14. 14.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
15. 15.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
17. 17.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
18. 18.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
19. 19.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) look out
21. 21.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
22. 22.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) look at (c) the dog
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) give up (c) you know
27. 27.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
28. 28.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
29. 29.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) this is (c) two cats
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) go home (c) stand up
32. 32.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
34. 34.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
35. 35.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) get up (c) go home
38. 38.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
39. 39.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an egg (c) blue car

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