Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 459 · 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 “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
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.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
8. 8.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
9. 9.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
10. 10.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
11. 11.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
15. 15.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
20. 20.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
21. 21.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look at (c) go home
23. 23.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) what about (c) you know
25. 25.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) three trees (c) put on
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) see you (c) my book
28. 28.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
29. 29.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
30. 30.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
34. 34.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) fill in (c) see you
37. 37.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
38. 38.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
39. 39.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
40. 40.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about

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