Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 971 · 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 orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) the dog (c) an egg
3. 3.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
4. 4.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) my bag (c) the dog
7. 7.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
8. 8.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
11. 11.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
12. 12.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) tea time (c) see you
16. 16.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
18. 18.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
19. 19.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
22. 22.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
23. 23.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) see you (c) my book
30. 30.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
31. 31.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) go home (c) the dog
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
35. 35.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
36. 36.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
37. 37.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
39. 39.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange

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