Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 998 · 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 orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) come in
3. 3.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) the dog (c) tea time
5. 5.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
6. 6.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
8. 8.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
9. 9.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
10. 10.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
11. 11.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
12. 12.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
15. 15.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
16. 16.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) so big (c) pass it
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) tea time (c) blue car
21. 21.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
22. 22.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
23. 23.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
24. 24.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
25. 25.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
26. 26.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
27. 27.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
28. 28.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
29. 29.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
30. 30.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
33. 33.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) an hour
35. 35.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
36. 36.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) cut it out (c) tea time
38. 38.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) what about (c) three trees
40. 40.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it

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