Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 588 · 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) sit up (b) you know (c) my book
2. 2.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) pass it (c) two cats
4. 4.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
5. 5.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
8. 8.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
9. 9.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) get up
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
12. 12.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
13. 13.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
14. 14.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
15. 15.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) kind of
17. 17.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
18. 18.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
20. 20.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
24. 24.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
29. 29.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
30. 30.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
32. 32.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
33. 33.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
34. 34.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) clean it
36. 36.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) an egg
38. 38.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
39. 39.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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