Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 297 · 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 “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) an hour
3. 3.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
4. 4.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) get up
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my book (c) an idea
7. 7.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
9. 9.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
10. 10.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
11. 11.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
12. 12.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
13. 13.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) put on
15. 15.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
16. 16.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
18. 18.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
19. 19.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
20. 20.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) lots of (c) two cats
22. 22.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
23. 23.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
24. 24.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
25. 25.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
26. 26.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
27. 27.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
28. 28.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
30. 30.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
31. 31.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
32. 32.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
33. 33.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
37. 37.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
38. 38.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
39. 39.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
40. 40.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup

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