Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 172 · 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 “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
2. 2.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
3. 3.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) you know (c) jump in
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
6. 6.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
9. 9.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) go home (c) pick it up
11. 11.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
12. 12.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) wake up
14. 14.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
15. 15.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) clean it (c) so big
17. 17.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
18. 18.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
19. 19.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
21. 21.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
22. 22.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
23. 23.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) cut it out (c) my bag
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
27. 27.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
28. 28.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
30. 30.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) tea time (c) put on
32. 32.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
33. 33.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an hour (c) tea time
35. 35.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
36. 36.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
39. 39.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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