Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 164 · 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 “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) so big (c) an idea
3. 3.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
4. 4.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
5. 5.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an orange (c) you know
8. 8.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) my book (c) you know
10. 10.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) cut it out
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) clean it
16. 16.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
19. 19.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
20. 20.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) jump in (c) three trees
22. 22.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
23. 23.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) get up (c) blue car
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) go home (c) the dog
26. 26.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
27. 27.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
28. 28.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
29. 29.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
31. 31.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
32. 32.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
33. 33.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
34. 34.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
35. 35.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) take it (c) blue car
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
39. 39.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
40. 40.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout

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