Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 373 · 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 orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
2. 2.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) three trees (c) go home
4. 4.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
5. 5.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an orange (c) go home
7. 7.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) sit up
9. 9.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
13. 13.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
14. 14.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) see you (c) an hour
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) three trees (c) go home
18. 18.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
19. 19.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
20. 20.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
21. 21.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
22. 22.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) fill in (c) go home
26. 26.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
27. 27.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) come in (c) my bag
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) turn off
31. 31.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
32. 32.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) what about (c) my bag
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) this is (c) blue car
37. 37.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
38. 38.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
40. 40.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof

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