Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 149 · 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) the dog (b) find out (c) new shoes
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an egg (c) blue car
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
4. 4.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) half an apple
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) clean it (c) three trees
7. 7.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
8. 8.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
9. 9.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) an hour (c) the dog
11. 11.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) take it
13. 13.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
14. 14.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) see you (c) sit up
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) put on
17. 17.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
18. 18.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) go home (c) pick it up
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) the dog (c) blue car
25. 25.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
26. 26.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
27. 27.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
28. 28.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
29. 29.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) look out
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an orange (c) see you
32. 32.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) tea time (c) so big
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) go home (c) see you
36. 36.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
37. 37.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
39. 39.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in

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