Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 495 · 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 “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
2. 2.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
3. 3.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
4. 4.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) tea time (c) lots of
6. 6.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) sit up
8. 8.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
9. 9.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
10. 10.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
11. 11.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
13. 13.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
14. 14.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
16. 16.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
17. 17.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
20. 20.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
21. 21.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) my bag (c) the dog
23. 23.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) see you (c) put on
25. 25.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
26. 26.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
27. 27.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
28. 28.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) fill in (c) two cats
30. 30.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) two cats (c) three trees
32. 32.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
33. 33.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
34. 34.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
35. 35.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
37. 37.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
39. 39.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
40. 40.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it

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