Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 835 · 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 “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
2. 2.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
3. 3.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
4. 4.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
7. 7.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) look out
9. 9.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) an egg
11. 11.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) pass it
13. 13.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) blue car (c) so big
15. 15.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
16. 16.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) hold on (c) blue car
18. 18.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) tea time (c) my bag
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) two cats (c) see you
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
23. 23.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
24. 24.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
25. 25.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
26. 26.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
27. 27.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
28. 28.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
31. 31.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
32. 32.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
33. 33.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
34. 34.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) see you (c) tea time
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) the dog (c) turn off

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