Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 675 · 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 “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my book (c) stand up
3. 3.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
4. 4.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) what about
6. 6.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
7. 7.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
8. 8.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
10. 10.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
11. 11.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) go home (c) see you
13. 13.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
14. 14.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) pass it (c) see you
16. 16.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
17. 17.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) look out (c) my bag
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) lots of
23. 23.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
25. 25.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
26. 26.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
27. 27.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) tea time (c) cut it out
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) see you (c) look at
30. 30.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
31. 31.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
33. 33.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) get up (c) you know
35. 35.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
39. 39.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
40. 40.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup

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