Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 633 · 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 “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) three trees (c) two cats
3. 3.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
4. 4.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) so big (c) pick it up
6. 6.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
7. 7.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
8. 8.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
10. 10.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
14. 14.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
15. 15.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
16. 16.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
17. 17.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
18. 18.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
20. 20.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
21. 21.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) go home (c) the dog
23. 23.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
24. 24.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
25. 25.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
26. 26.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) stand up
28. 28.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) three trees (c) come in
30. 30.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) an orange
32. 32.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
33. 33.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) the dog (c) look at
36. 36.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
39. 39.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
40. 40.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple

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