Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 198 · 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 “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
2. 2.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) hold on (c) see you
4. 4.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
5. 5.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
6. 6.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) you know (c) an egg
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
10. 10.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) blue car (c) pass it
14. 14.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
15. 15.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
16. 16.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) two cats (c) tea time
19. 19.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) jump in
22. 22.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) my bag (c) blue car
24. 24.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
25. 25.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
26. 26.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
29. 29.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
30. 30.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
31. 31.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
32. 32.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
33. 33.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
36. 36.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
37. 37.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
38. 38.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my book (c) get up
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) this is (c) go home

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