Linking Sounds Worksheet

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

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