Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 898 · 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 “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
2. 2.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) an orange
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
5. 5.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) tea time (c) three trees
7. 7.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
10. 10.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) pick it up (c) two cats
14. 14.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
15. 15.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) take it
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
19. 19.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
21. 21.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
23. 23.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
24. 24.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
25. 25.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) go home (c) the dog
27. 27.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
28. 28.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
29. 29.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an idea (c) so big
32. 32.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
33. 33.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
34. 34.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
35. 35.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
36. 36.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
37. 37.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
38. 38.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
39. 39.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
40. 40.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange

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