Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 962 · 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 “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
2. 2.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) turn off
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) you know (c) blue car
10. 10.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
11. 11.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
12. 12.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) sit up
16. 16.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
17. 17.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
18. 18.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my book (c) what about
21. 21.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
22. 22.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
23. 23.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) clean it (c) the dog
25. 25.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) blue car (c) so big
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) look out (c) so big
28. 28.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) wake up
30. 30.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
31. 31.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
32. 32.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) go home (c) so big
34. 34.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
35. 35.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
36. 36.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
37. 37.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) half an apple
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) pass it

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