Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 591 · 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 “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) an orange
3. 3.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) go home (c) three trees
5. 5.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
6. 6.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
7. 7.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
9. 9.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) you know (c) tea time
11. 11.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
12. 12.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) see you (c) my bag
15. 15.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
16. 16.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
17. 17.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
18. 18.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) so big (c) new shoes
20. 20.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
21. 21.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
22. 22.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) clean it (c) my book
25. 25.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
26. 26.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) get up (c) blue car
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) three trees (c) new shoes
29. 29.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
30. 30.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
31. 31.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
33. 33.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
34. 34.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
35. 35.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) so big (c) see you
40. 40.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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