Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 879 · 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.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
3. 3.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
4. 4.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) what about (c) the dog
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my bag (c) stand up
7. 7.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) three trees (c) go home
9. 9.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
10. 10.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
11. 11.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) kind of
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) take it (c) blue car
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) give up (c) three trees
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) wake up (c) blue car
19. 19.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
20. 20.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
21. 21.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
22. 22.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) blue car (c) you know
24. 24.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) my book (c) my bag
27. 27.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
28. 28.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) so big (c) you know
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) my bag (c) tea time
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) so big (c) the dog
33. 33.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
34. 34.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
35. 35.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
36. 36.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
37. 37.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) lots of (c) see you
39. 39.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
40. 40.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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