Linking Sounds Worksheet

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

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