Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 578 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) take it (c) two cats
2. 2.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) my book (c) tea time
4. 4.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
5. 5.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
6. 6.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) new shoes (c) blue car
8. 8.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
9. 9.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
10. 10.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
13. 13.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
18. 18.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
19. 19.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
20. 20.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) my book (c) tea time
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) put on
23. 23.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
24. 24.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
28. 28.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
29. 29.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) you know (c) cut it out
32. 32.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
33. 33.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
34. 34.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
35. 35.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) an orange
37. 37.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
38. 38.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange

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