Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 64 · 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 “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
2. 2.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) fill in (c) tea time
4. 4.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
5. 5.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
8. 8.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
9. 9.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) look at
11. 11.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
12. 12.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
13. 13.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
16. 16.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
17. 17.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
18. 18.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
19. 19.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
22. 22.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
23. 23.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) get up (c) new shoes
25. 25.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
26. 26.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
27. 27.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
28. 28.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) an hour
30. 30.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
31. 31.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) see you (c) so big
33. 33.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
34. 34.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
35. 35.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
36. 36.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
37. 37.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) lots of (c) so big
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout

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