Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 908 · 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.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) so big (c) the dog
3. 3.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
4. 4.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) get up (c) my book
6. 6.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
9. 9.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
10. 10.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
11. 11.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) give up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) blue car (c) see you
14. 14.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
15. 15.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
16. 16.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
17. 17.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
18. 18.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
19. 19.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
20. 20.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
21. 21.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) this is
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) an egg
24. 24.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my bag (c) hold on
26. 26.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) lots of (c) my bag
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
34. 34.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
35. 35.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
36. 36.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
37. 37.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
39. 39.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
40. 40.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about

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