Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 332 · 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 “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
2. 2.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) you know (c) the dog
4. 4.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
5. 5.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my bag (c) get up
7. 7.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) fill in
9. 9.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) clean it
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) this is (c) three trees
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) give up (c) the dog
13. 13.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
14. 14.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
16. 16.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
18. 18.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) look at
20. 20.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) stand up (c) you know
22. 22.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
23. 23.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
24. 24.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
25. 25.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
26. 26.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
27. 27.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
28. 28.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
30. 30.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) find out (c) see you
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) turn off (c) go home
33. 33.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
34. 34.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
36. 36.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
38. 38.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
39. 39.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
40. 40.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea

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