Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 128 · 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 “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) my book (c) new shoes
4. 4.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
6. 6.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
7. 7.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
8. 8.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) jump in
12. 12.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
13. 13.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) what about
15. 15.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
16. 16.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
17. 17.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
20. 20.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
21. 21.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
22. 22.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
23. 23.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
24. 24.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) lots of (c) you know
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) turn off (c) the dog
31. 31.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
33. 33.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
34. 34.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
35. 35.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) stand up (c) my book
37. 37.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
38. 38.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
40. 40.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min

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