Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 446 · 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 “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) stand up
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) blue car (c) tea time
4. 4.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
5. 5.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
7. 7.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
8. 8.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
9. 9.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
10. 10.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
13. 13.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
15. 15.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) look out
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) come in
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
21. 21.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
22. 22.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) take it
24. 24.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
25. 25.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
26. 26.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
27. 27.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) cut it out (c) go home
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) pass it (c) see you
30. 30.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
31. 31.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
32. 32.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
33. 33.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
34. 34.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) my book (c) you know
36. 36.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) new shoes (c) so big
38. 38.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
39. 39.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my bag (c) this is

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