Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 847 · 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) the dog (b) an hour (c) you know
2. 2.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
4. 4.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
5. 5.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
6. 6.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
7. 7.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) stand up (c) so big
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
10. 10.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
13. 13.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
14. 14.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
15. 15.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
18. 18.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
19. 19.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
21. 21.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
22. 22.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
23. 23.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) two cats (c) go home
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) fill in (c) my book
28. 28.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
29. 29.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) look at
31. 31.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
32. 32.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
33. 33.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
35. 35.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
37. 37.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
38. 38.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) turn off (c) my book
40. 40.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit

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