Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 166 · 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.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) cut it out (c) the dog
3. 3.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
4. 4.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
5. 5.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
6. 6.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
7. 7.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) two cats (c) look out
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
10. 10.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
11. 11.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) take it (c) new shoes
14. 14.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
15. 15.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
16. 16.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
17. 17.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) an hour
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
21. 21.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) my bag (c) so big
23. 23.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
26. 26.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) pass it
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an orange (c) blue car
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
31. 31.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) clean it (c) you know
35. 35.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) go home (c) fill in
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
40. 40.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup

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