Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 851 · 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 “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
2. 2.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
4. 4.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
5. 5.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) go home (c) get up
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) come in (c) see you
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) the dog (c) an hour
12. 12.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
13. 13.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
14. 14.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
15. 15.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) lots of (c) the dog
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) see you (c) three trees
20. 20.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
21. 21.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
22. 22.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
23. 23.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
26. 26.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) my bag (c) go home
28. 28.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
31. 31.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) my bag (c) blue car
33. 33.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
34. 34.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
35. 35.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
37. 37.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) blue car (c) my bag
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) this is (c) blue car

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