Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 502 · 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.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) go home (c) lots of
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) tea time (b) so big (c) half an apple
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
6. 6.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
7. 7.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
8. 8.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
9. 9.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
10. 10.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
11. 11.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
12. 12.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
13. 13.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) see you (c) tea time
16. 16.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
17. 17.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
18. 18.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) tea time (c) three trees
20. 20.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
21. 21.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
22. 22.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
23. 23.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
24. 24.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
25. 25.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
26. 26.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
27. 27.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
28. 28.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
31. 31.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
33. 33.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my bag (c) jump in
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
38. 38.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
39. 39.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) you know (c) go home

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