Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 601 · 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.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
2. 2.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
6. 6.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
7. 7.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) look out
9. 9.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
10. 10.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
14. 14.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) three trees (c) come in
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) go home (c) jump in
19. 19.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) three trees (c) so big
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) clean it (c) so big
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) blue car (c) my book
23. 23.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my bag (c) find out
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
27. 27.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) my bag (c) blue car
29. 29.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
30. 30.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
31. 31.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) cut it out
33. 33.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) half an apple
37. 37.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
39. 39.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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