Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 171 · 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) jump in (b) three trees (c) two cats
2. 2.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
3. 3.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
4. 4.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
5. 5.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) my bag (c) tea time
7. 7.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
8. 8.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) go home (c) new shoes
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) fill in (c) go home
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
13. 13.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
14. 14.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
15. 15.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
16. 16.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
17. 17.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
18. 18.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
19. 19.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) blue car (c) tea time
23. 23.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) half an apple (c) blue car
25. 25.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
26. 26.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) three trees (c) see you
28. 28.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
29. 29.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) look out (c) new shoes
32. 32.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
33. 33.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
34. 34.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
35. 35.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) cut it out (c) blue car
37. 37.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
38. 38.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) you know (c) an idea
40. 40.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout

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