Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 515 · 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 “how are” 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) my book (b) go home (c) put on
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) my bag (c) two cats
4. 4.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) stand up (c) you know
6. 6.Which little sound joins “you asked” 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) come in (b) you know (c) my bag
8. 8.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
9. 9.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
10. 10.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
11. 11.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an idea (c) you know
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) kind of (c) my book
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) look at (c) my bag
17. 17.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) pass it (c) the dog
19. 19.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
20. 20.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
23. 23.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
24. 24.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
25. 25.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
26. 26.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
27. 27.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
28. 28.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
29. 29.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
30. 30.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
31. 31.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
32. 32.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
33. 33.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) clean it
35. 35.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) so big (c) the dog
37. 37.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) half an apple (c) so big
39. 39.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) get up

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