Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 498 · 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 “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
2. 2.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
3. 3.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) blue car (c) new shoes
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) three trees (c) an orange
9. 9.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
10. 10.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) go home (c) the dog
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) give up (c) go home
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
15. 15.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
16. 16.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
17. 17.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
18. 18.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) so big (c) stand up
20. 20.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
21. 21.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
22. 22.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
23. 23.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
24. 24.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
25. 25.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
27. 27.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) tea time (c) my bag
29. 29.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
30. 30.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
32. 32.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
33. 33.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) see you (c) you know
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) fill in (c) blue car
37. 37.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) new shoes (c) so big
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) half an apple (c) new shoes
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) hold on (c) new shoes

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