Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 825 · 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) go home (b) my bag (c) an orange
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
3. 3.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
4. 4.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
5. 5.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
6. 6.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
9. 9.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
11. 11.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) stand up
13. 13.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
14. 14.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
17. 17.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
18. 18.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
19. 19.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
20. 20.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
21. 21.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
22. 22.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
23. 23.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
24. 24.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
25. 25.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
27. 27.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
28. 28.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
29. 29.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
30. 30.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
33. 33.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
34. 34.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) blue car (c) three trees
36. 36.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) put on
38. 38.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off

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