Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 793 · 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) an | orange (b) a-norange
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
4. 4.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
5. 5.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
6. 6.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) see you (c) wake up
9. 9.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) clean it (c) so big
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) cut it out (c) my book
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) give up (c) tea time
13. 13.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
14. 14.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
15. 15.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
16. 16.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
17. 17.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
18. 18.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
19. 19.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) see you (c) this is
21. 21.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
22. 22.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
23. 23.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
25. 25.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
26. 26.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
27. 27.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
28. 28.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) so big (c) you know
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
32. 32.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) two cats (c) tea time
34. 34.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
35. 35.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) turn off (c) three trees
37. 37.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
38. 38.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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