Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 169 · 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) an egg (b) so big (c) you know
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) find out (c) tea time
3. 3.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
4. 4.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) clean it (c) my bag
6. 6.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
7. 7.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) give up (c) the dog
10. 10.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
11. 11.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
12. 12.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
13. 13.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
14. 14.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) sit up
16. 16.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
17. 17.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
18. 18.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
19. 19.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
20. 20.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
21. 21.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
22. 22.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
23. 23.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
24. 24.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
26. 26.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) three trees (c) blue car
28. 28.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
30. 30.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) what about (c) my book
34. 34.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
37. 37.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
38. 38.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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