Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 688 · 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 “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) so big (c) blue car
5. 5.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) two cats (c) my bag
9. 9.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
10. 10.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
11. 11.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
12. 12.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) the dog (c) blue car
14. 14.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
16. 16.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look at (c) the dog
18. 18.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) go home (c) three trees
20. 20.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) give up (c) my bag
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) cut it out (c) two cats
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) hold on (c) tea time
24. 24.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) pick it up
26. 26.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
27. 27.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
28. 28.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
29. 29.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
30. 30.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) put on (c) blue car
35. 35.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
36. 36.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
39. 39.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
40. 40.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it

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