Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 144 · 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) hold on (b) my bag (c) tea time
2. 2.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
6. 6.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) fill in
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) see you (c) this is
13. 13.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) an idea
17. 17.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) three trees (c) jump in
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) pick it up (c) the dog
22. 22.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
23. 23.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
24. 24.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
25. 25.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) get up
27. 27.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) turn off
29. 29.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
31. 31.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
32. 32.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) blue car (c) so big
37. 37.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my bag (c) stand up

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