Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 205 · 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.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
3. 3.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) three trees (c) the dog
5. 5.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) kind of
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) stand up (c) my book
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) an idea
10. 10.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) go home (c) put on
12. 12.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
13. 13.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
14. 14.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
15. 15.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
16. 16.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
17. 17.Which little sound joins “no answer” 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) two cats (b) tea time (c) wake up
19. 19.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
20. 20.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) blue car (c) three trees
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an egg (c) go home
25. 25.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
26. 26.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
27. 27.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) so big (c) give up
29. 29.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
30. 30.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
31. 31.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) get up (c) you know
33. 33.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an orange (c) my bag
37. 37.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) so big (c) sit up
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) come in
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an hour (c) two cats

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