Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 503 · 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 “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
2. 2.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
3. 3.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
4. 4.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
5. 5.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
6. 6.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
7. 7.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
10. 10.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
13. 13.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) half an apple
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my bag (c) take it
16. 16.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) put on (c) blue car
18. 18.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
19. 19.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
20. 20.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
21. 21.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
22. 22.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) new shoes (c) turn off
24. 24.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
27. 27.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
29. 29.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
32. 32.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an egg (c) blue car
34. 34.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
35. 35.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) stand up (c) go home
38. 38.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
39. 39.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
40. 40.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off

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