Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 722 · 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 “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) jump in (c) tea time
4. 4.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
5. 5.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) stand up
8. 8.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
9. 9.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
11. 11.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
12. 12.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
15. 15.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
16. 16.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) wake up
19. 19.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
20. 20.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
21. 21.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) give up
23. 23.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
24. 24.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
25. 25.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
26. 26.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
27. 27.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
28. 28.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) tea time (c) new shoes
31. 31.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
33. 33.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) clean it (c) my bag
35. 35.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) pass it (c) tea time
37. 37.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) an hour
39. 39.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour

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