Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 433 · 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 “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
6. 6.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) you know (c) look at
8. 8.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
9. 9.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
10. 10.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
11. 11.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
14. 14.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
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) the dog (b) wake up (c) my bag
18. 18.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) new shoes (c) kind of
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) my book (c) go home
21. 21.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) see you (c) stand up
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) three trees (c) go home
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) blue car (c) go home
28. 28.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
29. 29.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) turn off (c) you know
31. 31.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
32. 32.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
34. 34.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
35. 35.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
37. 37.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
38. 38.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) new shoes (c) an orange
40. 40.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour

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