Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 917 · 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) turn off (b) my book (c) my bag
2. 2.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) look at
4. 4.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) so big (c) half an apple
6. 6.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
7. 7.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) get up
9. 9.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) pick it up (c) three trees
11. 11.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
12. 12.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
14. 14.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
15. 15.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
18. 18.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) new shoes (c) go home
20. 20.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) pass it
22. 22.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) go home (c) the dog
24. 24.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
25. 25.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
26. 26.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
27. 27.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
28. 28.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) see you (c) come in
30. 30.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) an orange (c) my bag
32. 32.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) blue car (c) lots of
34. 34.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
35. 35.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
36. 36.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
40. 40.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out

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