Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 455 · 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 “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
2. 2.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
3. 3.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
4. 4.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
5. 5.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
6. 6.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) my bag (c) blue car
8. 8.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
9. 9.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
10. 10.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
15. 15.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) go home (c) blue car
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) pass it (c) two cats
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an idea (c) my book
20. 20.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
21. 21.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
22. 22.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) an hour
24. 24.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
25. 25.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an egg (c) new shoes
27. 27.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
28. 28.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
30. 30.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) blue car (c) you know
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
34. 34.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
35. 35.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
37. 37.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) stand up (c) three trees
39. 39.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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