Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 218 · 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.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
2. 2.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) my book (c) my bag
4. 4.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an hour (c) my bag
6. 6.Which little sound joins “who is” 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 “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
9. 9.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” 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) look out (b) my bag (c) tea time
12. 12.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
13. 13.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
14. 14.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
15. 15.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
16. 16.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
17. 17.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
18. 18.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my bag (c) cut it out
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) so big (c) half an apple
23. 23.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
24. 24.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
25. 25.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
26. 26.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
27. 27.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) lots of (c) the dog
29. 29.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) clean it (c) you know
32. 32.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) so big (c) hold on
34. 34.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) blue car (c) tea time
36. 36.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
39. 39.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
40. 40.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour

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