Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 212 · 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 “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) so big (c) see you
3. 3.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
4. 4.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) take it
6. 6.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
7. 7.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) my book (c) blue car
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) get up
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) so big (c) my bag
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
13. 13.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
14. 14.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
15. 15.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
16. 16.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
17. 17.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
18. 18.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
19. 19.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) find out (c) tea time
21. 21.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
22. 22.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
25. 25.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
26. 26.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
27. 27.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
30. 30.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
31. 31.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
32. 32.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an orange (c) blue car
36. 36.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
37. 37.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
38. 38.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
39. 39.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
40. 40.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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