Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 276 · 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 “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
2. 2.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) an orange (c) my book
4. 4.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
8. 8.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
9. 9.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
10. 10.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
11. 11.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
12. 12.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) find out
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) blue car (c) go home
15. 15.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
16. 16.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) cut it out
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) an egg
19. 19.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
20. 20.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
21. 21.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
22. 22.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) take it
25. 25.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) tea time (c) my book
27. 27.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) clean it (c) blue car
29. 29.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
30. 30.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) look at (c) my bag
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) get up (c) three trees
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) stand up
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
36. 36.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) sit up (c) my bag
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) my bag (c) three trees

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