Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 909 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) what about (c) my book
2. 2.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
3. 3.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
4. 4.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
5. 5.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) new shoes (c) my bag
7. 7.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
8. 8.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
9. 9.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
10. 10.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
11. 11.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
12. 12.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
13. 13.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
16. 16.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
17. 17.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
18. 18.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
19. 19.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) pick it up (c) three trees
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) this is (c) you know
23. 23.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
24. 24.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an orange (c) my book
26. 26.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) come in (c) blue car
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
30. 30.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) sit up
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) look at (c) two cats
36. 36.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
37. 37.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
38. 38.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
39. 39.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
40. 40.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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