Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 225 · 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 “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
2. 2.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) stand up (c) you know
4. 4.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
5. 5.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
8. 8.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
9. 9.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
10. 10.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
11. 11.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) my book (c) the dog
13. 13.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an orange (c) you know
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) pass it (c) blue car
17. 17.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
18. 18.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) the dog (c) my book
21. 21.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
22. 22.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) look out (c) you know
24. 24.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
25. 25.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
26. 26.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
27. 27.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) turn off
29. 29.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
32. 32.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
33. 33.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
34. 34.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
35. 35.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
36. 36.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
37. 37.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
38. 38.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton

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