Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 439 · 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 “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
4. 4.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) the dog (c) three trees
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) stand up
7. 7.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
9. 9.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
13. 13.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
14. 14.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
15. 15.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
19. 19.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
20. 20.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
21. 21.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) what about
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) half an apple
24. 24.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
25. 25.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
26. 26.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
27. 27.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) new shoes (c) pass it
29. 29.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) tea time (c) so big
31. 31.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
34. 34.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) jump in
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) see you (c) so big
37. 37.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
38. 38.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) put on (c) new shoes
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) three trees (c) find out

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