Linking Sounds Worksheet

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

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