Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 251 · 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.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) wake up (c) you know
3. 3.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
4. 4.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
5. 5.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
6. 6.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
7. 7.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
8. 8.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
9. 9.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) give up
11. 11.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
12. 12.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
13. 13.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
14. 14.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
15. 15.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
16. 16.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
17. 17.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
18. 18.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
19. 19.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) the dog (c) an hour
21. 21.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” 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) fill in (b) three trees (c) see you
24. 24.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) blue car (c) my book
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look out (c) my book
27. 27.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
28. 28.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
33. 33.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
34. 34.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) put on (c) two cats
36. 36.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) go home (c) two cats
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) see you (c) the dog
39. 39.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
40. 40.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff

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