Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 13 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) new shoes (c) blue car
2. 2.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
3. 3.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
4. 4.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) see you (c) clean it
7. 7.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
8. 8.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
9. 9.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
10. 10.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
11. 11.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) see you (c) my book
14. 14.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) tea time (c) sit up
16. 16.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) give up
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) come in (c) go home
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
24. 24.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an hour (c) three trees
27. 27.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
28. 28.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) pass it
31. 31.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) this is (c) see you
33. 33.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
34. 34.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
35. 35.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
36. 36.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
38. 38.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
39. 39.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) cut it out (c) the dog

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