Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 670 · 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 “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
2. 2.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
3. 3.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
4. 4.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
7. 7.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
10. 10.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
13. 13.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) turn off
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) so big (c) blue car
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) three trees (c) the dog
21. 21.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) pick it up (c) new shoes
23. 23.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) half an apple (c) see you
25. 25.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
26. 26.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
27. 27.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
30. 30.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) kind of (c) blue car
32. 32.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
33. 33.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
34. 34.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) new shoes (c) tea time
36. 36.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
37. 37.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) pass it
39. 39.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) blue car (c) go home

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