Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 130 · 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) my book (b) cut it out (c) my bag
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
4. 4.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) you know (c) hold on
6. 6.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) come in (c) new shoes
8. 8.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
9. 9.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
10. 10.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
11. 11.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) half an apple (c) so big
15. 15.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
18. 18.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) an egg
20. 20.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
21. 21.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
24. 24.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
27. 27.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
29. 29.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
30. 30.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
32. 32.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
33. 33.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
34. 34.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
35. 35.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
36. 36.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
37. 37.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
38. 38.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) new shoes (c) blue car
40. 40.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour

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