Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 959 · 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 to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) turn off
3. 3.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
4. 4.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
5. 5.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) two cats (c) come in
7. 7.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
8. 8.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
9. 9.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) an idea
11. 11.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
13. 13.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
17. 17.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
18. 18.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
19. 19.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
20. 20.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
21. 21.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
22. 22.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
23. 23.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
24. 24.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
25. 25.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
26. 26.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) put on
29. 29.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
30. 30.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
31. 31.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
32. 32.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
33. 33.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
34. 34.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
35. 35.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
36. 36.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
37. 37.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
39. 39.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
40. 40.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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