Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 125 · 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 “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
2. 2.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
3. 3.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
4. 4.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
5. 5.Which little sound joins “no answer” 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) an egg (b) three trees (c) my bag
7. 7.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
8. 8.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
9. 9.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
10. 10.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
11. 11.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) pass it
13. 13.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) jump in (c) my bag
15. 15.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
16. 16.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
18. 18.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
19. 19.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) look at
21. 21.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
24. 24.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
25. 25.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
26. 26.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
27. 27.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
28. 28.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) this is
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) so big (c) see you
33. 33.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
34. 34.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) new shoes (c) kind of
37. 37.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) look out
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) so big (c) put on
40. 40.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of

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