Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 983 · 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.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
2. 2.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) tea time (c) my book
5. 5.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
6. 6.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) blue car (c) take it
8. 8.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
11. 11.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) you know (c) come in
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
15. 15.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) so big (c) three trees
17. 17.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) kind of
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
21. 21.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
22. 22.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
23. 23.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
24. 24.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
25. 25.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) half an apple (c) so big
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) find out
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) my bag (c) blue car
30. 30.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
33. 33.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
34. 34.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
35. 35.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
37. 37.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) new shoes (c) see you
39. 39.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
40. 40.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour

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