Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 487 · 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 “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
2. 2.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) see you (c) cut it out
4. 4.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
5. 5.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
6. 6.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
7. 7.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
9. 9.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
12. 12.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
13. 13.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) sit up
15. 15.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
16. 16.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) two cats (c) blue car
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
20. 20.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
21. 21.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
22. 22.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) half an apple
26. 26.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) look at
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) tea time (c) what about
29. 29.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) three trees (c) an orange
31. 31.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
32. 32.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
34. 34.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) wake up (c) go home
37. 37.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
38. 38.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) kind of

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