Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 787 · 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 egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
2. 2.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
3. 3.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
4. 4.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
5. 5.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
9. 9.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
10. 10.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
11. 11.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) see you (c) an orange
15. 15.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
16. 16.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) kind of
18. 18.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
21. 21.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
22. 22.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
23. 23.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
24. 24.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
25. 25.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an hour (c) my bag
29. 29.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) stand up
33. 33.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
34. 34.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) blue car (c) new shoes
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) you know (c) my book
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) turn off
39. 39.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) go home (c) blue car

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