Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 709 · 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 “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
2. 2.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
3. 3.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
4. 4.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) new shoes (c) blue car
6. 6.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
11. 11.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
12. 12.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
13. 13.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) what about (c) my book
16. 16.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
17. 17.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
18. 18.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
19. 19.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) jump in
21. 21.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) half an apple
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) my book (c) you know
26. 26.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
27. 27.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
28. 28.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my bag (c) this is
30. 30.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
31. 31.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
32. 32.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
33. 33.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
34. 34.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
39. 39.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
40. 40.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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