Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 223 · 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 “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) blue car (c) look out
3. 3.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
4. 4.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
5. 5.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
6. 6.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
7. 7.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
9. 9.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) the dog (c) three trees
11. 11.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
12. 12.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
13. 13.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
14. 14.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) find out (c) so big
16. 16.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
17. 17.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
18. 18.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
19. 19.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) you know (c) half an apple
21. 21.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
22. 22.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
23. 23.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
26. 26.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
28. 28.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
29. 29.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) go home (c) an hour
31. 31.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
32. 32.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an idea (c) two cats
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) hold on
37. 37.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) give up (c) my book
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) three trees (c) go home
40. 40.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it

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