Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 565 · 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 “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
2. 2.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
4. 4.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
5. 5.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
6. 6.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
7. 7.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) cut it out (c) go home
9. 9.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
10. 10.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) an orange
12. 12.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
13. 13.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) this is
19. 19.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
20. 20.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) an idea
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) see you (c) three trees
23. 23.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
24. 24.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) look out (c) the dog
26. 26.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
27. 27.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
28. 28.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) see you (c) so big
32. 32.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
33. 33.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
34. 34.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) clean it (c) go home
36. 36.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) see you (c) new shoes
38. 38.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
39. 39.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg

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