Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 201 · 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) cut it out (b) new shoes (c) tea time
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) half an apple (c) go home
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
5. 5.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
6. 6.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
8. 8.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
9. 9.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
10. 10.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) turn off
12. 12.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
14. 14.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
15. 15.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
20. 20.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
22. 22.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
23. 23.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
24. 24.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
25. 25.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
26. 26.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
27. 27.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
28. 28.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
30. 30.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) new shoes (c) my bag
33. 33.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
34. 34.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
35. 35.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
36. 36.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) go home (c) clean it
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an hour (c) new shoes
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) three trees (c) so big
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) my book (c) go home

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