Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 374 · 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 “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
2. 2.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (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) half an apple (b) my book (c) the dog
4. 4.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) what about (c) see you
6. 6.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
7. 7.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
8. 8.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
9. 9.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an idea (c) see you
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
13. 13.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
14. 14.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
16. 16.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
17. 17.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) kind of
19. 19.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) get up
21. 21.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
22. 22.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
25. 25.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
26. 26.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
27. 27.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “they also” 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) come in (b) my book (c) new shoes
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) three trees (c) find out
33. 33.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) go home (c) my book
35. 35.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
36. 36.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) two cats (c) see you
38. 38.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) you know (c) cut it out
40. 40.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up

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