Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 267 · 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 “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
2. 2.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
3. 3.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
5. 5.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
6. 6.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) hold on (c) you know
9. 9.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
10. 10.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
12. 12.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
13. 13.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
14. 14.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
15. 15.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
16. 16.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
18. 18.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
19. 19.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
20. 20.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
21. 21.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) jump in
23. 23.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
24. 24.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) go home (c) my bag
27. 27.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) sit up
29. 29.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
30. 30.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
31. 31.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
33. 33.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
34. 34.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
35. 35.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
36. 36.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) kind of
38. 38.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
39. 39.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) look out

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