Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 641 · 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 “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) tea time (c) an egg
3. 3.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) so big (c) go home
5. 5.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
6. 6.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
7. 7.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) you know (c) look at
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) three trees (c) two cats
13. 13.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) come in (c) my bag
15. 15.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
16. 16.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) two cats (c) my bag
19. 19.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
20. 20.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
21. 21.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
22. 22.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) lots of (c) see you
24. 24.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
25. 25.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
26. 26.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
27. 27.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
28. 28.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
29. 29.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
30. 30.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
31. 31.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) find out (c) see you
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my book (c) stand up
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) what about
36. 36.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
37. 37.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
38. 38.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
39. 39.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
40. 40.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit

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