Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 274 · 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.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
2. 2.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
3. 3.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
4. 4.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
5. 5.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
6. 6.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) tea time (c) go home
12. 12.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) hold on
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) cut it out
17. 17.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
18. 18.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
19. 19.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
20. 20.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
21. 21.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) put on
23. 23.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
24. 24.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
26. 26.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) get up (c) you know
28. 28.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
29. 29.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
30. 30.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
31. 31.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
32. 32.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
33. 33.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) give up (c) my book
35. 35.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) what about (c) you know
37. 37.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) my book (c) so big
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout

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