Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 590 · 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 “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an egg (c) you know
3. 3.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
4. 4.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
7. 7.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
9. 9.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
10. 10.Which little sound joins “so easy” 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) jump in (b) blue car (c) three trees
12. 12.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
13. 13.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
15. 15.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
16. 16.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) get up (c) two cats
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
24. 24.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) turn off (c) go home
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an orange (c) my bag
30. 30.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
31. 31.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
33. 33.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
34. 34.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
35. 35.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
36. 36.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
37. 37.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) an hour (c) so big
40. 40.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of

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