Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 598 · 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 “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
2. 2.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
3. 3.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
6. 6.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
7. 7.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
8. 8.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) cut it out (c) my book
10. 10.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
11. 11.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
12. 12.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
14. 14.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
15. 15.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
16. 16.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
19. 19.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
21. 21.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
24. 24.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
26. 26.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) come in (c) the dog
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) blue car (c) half an apple
30. 30.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) you know (c) blue car
32. 32.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
33. 33.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
34. 34.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) my bag (c) blue car
37. 37.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
38. 38.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on

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