Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 827 · 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.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
2. 2.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
3. 3.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) so big (c) two cats
5. 5.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
6. 6.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
7. 7.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) cut it out
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
13. 13.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
14. 14.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
15. 15.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
16. 16.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
17. 17.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
18. 18.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
19. 19.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
20. 20.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my bag (c) take it
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) turn off (c) blue car
23. 23.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
24. 24.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) see you (c) an orange
26. 26.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
27. 27.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
28. 28.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
31. 31.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
32. 32.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
33. 33.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
34. 34.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) stand up
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) the dog (c) an idea
37. 37.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
38. 38.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
39. 39.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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