Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 991 · 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 “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) look at
3. 3.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) blue car (c) turn off
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) stand up
7. 7.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
8. 8.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
10. 10.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) tea time (c) my bag
12. 12.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
13. 13.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an egg (c) three trees
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) so big (c) my book
16. 16.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
17. 17.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
18. 18.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) two cats (c) find out
20. 20.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
21. 21.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
22. 22.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
24. 24.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
26. 26.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) look out
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) sit up (c) blue car
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) kind of (c) my book
30. 30.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
31. 31.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
34. 34.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
35. 35.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
36. 36.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
37. 37.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
38. 38.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
39. 39.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
40. 40.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on

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