Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 253 · 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 “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
2. 2.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
3. 3.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
4. 4.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
5. 5.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
6. 6.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
7. 7.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) see you (c) new shoes
9. 9.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
10. 10.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
11. 11.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
12. 12.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
13. 13.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
14. 14.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) kind of
16. 16.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
17. 17.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
18. 18.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
19. 19.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
20. 20.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
23. 23.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
24. 24.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) blue car (c) three trees
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) new shoes (c) pick it up
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an hour (c) see you
30. 30.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) my bag (c) so big
32. 32.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
35. 35.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
36. 36.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
37. 37.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
38. 38.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
40. 40.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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