Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 627 · 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 “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
2. 2.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
3. 3.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) three trees (c) my book
5. 5.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
6. 6.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
7. 7.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
8. 8.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
9. 9.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
10. 10.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
11. 11.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) half an apple
13. 13.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
14. 14.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) so big (c) two cats
16. 16.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
17. 17.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
18. 18.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) blue car (c) my bag
21. 21.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
22. 22.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
23. 23.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
24. 24.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
25. 25.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) find out (c) blue car
27. 27.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) an egg
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) kind of (c) so big
31. 31.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) three trees (c) put on
33. 33.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my bag (c) get up
35. 35.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
38. 38.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
39. 39.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
40. 40.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min

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