Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 141 · 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 “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) turn off (c) two cats
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) three trees (c) you know
4. 4.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) sit up
7. 7.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
8. 8.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) so big (c) pick it up
10. 10.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
11. 11.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
12. 12.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
13. 13.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
14. 14.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
15. 15.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my book (c) look at
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
19. 19.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
20. 20.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
21. 21.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) three trees (c) so big
23. 23.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
24. 24.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
25. 25.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an orange (c) the dog
29. 29.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
30. 30.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
31. 31.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) half an apple
33. 33.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
34. 34.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
40. 40.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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