Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 821 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) go home (c) clean it
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
5. 5.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
7. 7.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) my book (c) three trees
9. 9.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
10. 10.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
11. 11.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
13. 13.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
14. 14.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
15. 15.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
16. 16.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
17. 17.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
18. 18.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
19. 19.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
20. 20.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
21. 21.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) the dog (c) blue car
23. 23.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
24. 24.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) an egg
26. 26.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
27. 27.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) what about (c) see you
29. 29.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
31. 31.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
32. 32.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
33. 33.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
34. 34.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) go home (c) new shoes
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) cut it out
37. 37.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
38. 38.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) go home (c) tea time
40. 40.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup

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