Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 872 · 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 “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
5. 5.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) the dog (c) two cats
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an orange (c) blue car
8. 8.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
9. 9.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
10. 10.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
11. 11.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) two cats (c) my bag
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) kind of
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
16. 16.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
17. 17.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
18. 18.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
19. 19.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
22. 22.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) my book (c) the dog
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) pick it up
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) find out
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
28. 28.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
29. 29.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
30. 30.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
31. 31.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
32. 32.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
37. 37.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
39. 39.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) sit up

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