Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 148 · 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) new shoes (c) stand up
2. 2.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
3. 3.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
4. 4.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
5. 5.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
6. 6.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
7. 7.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
8. 8.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
9. 9.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
10. 10.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
11. 11.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) three trees (c) two cats
13. 13.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
14. 14.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
15. 15.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
16. 16.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
17. 17.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
18. 18.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
19. 19.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
20. 20.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
21. 21.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) get up (c) see you
23. 23.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) this is (c) my bag
26. 26.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
27. 27.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) you know (c) lots of
29. 29.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
30. 30.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) take it (c) you know
32. 32.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
33. 33.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
34. 34.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
36. 36.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
37. 37.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) pick it up (c) you know
39. 39.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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