Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 860 · 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 “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
2. 2.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
3. 3.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
5. 5.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
7. 7.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
8. 8.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
9. 9.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
10. 10.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
11. 11.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) see you (c) my book
13. 13.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) blue car (c) you know
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) cut it out (c) my book
16. 16.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
17. 17.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) tea time (c) new shoes
19. 19.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
23. 23.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
24. 24.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) look at (c) my bag
26. 26.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
27. 27.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
28. 28.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
29. 29.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
30. 30.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) kind of (c) see you
32. 32.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) lots of
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my bag (c) an egg
36. 36.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
37. 37.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) see you (c) three trees
39. 39.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) see you (c) come in

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