Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 801 · 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 “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
2. 2.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
3. 3.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
4. 4.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
5. 5.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
8. 8.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) tea time (c) go home
10. 10.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) come in (c) tea time
12. 12.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) go home (c) tea time
15. 15.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
17. 17.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) blue car (c) my book
19. 19.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
22. 22.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
23. 23.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) the dog (c) fill in
26. 26.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
28. 28.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
29. 29.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
31. 31.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) half an apple
33. 33.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
35. 35.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) look out (c) my bag
37. 37.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an idea (c) new shoes
39. 39.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
40. 40.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in

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