Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 265 · 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) my bag (b) an hour (c) so big
2. 2.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
3. 3.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
4. 4.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
5. 5.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) hold on (c) you know
8. 8.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
9. 9.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
10. 10.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
11. 11.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
12. 12.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) half an apple (c) see you
14. 14.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
15. 15.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) blue car (c) the dog
19. 19.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
20. 20.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) jump in (c) blue car
22. 22.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) my book (c) tea time
24. 24.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
25. 25.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) the dog (c) lots of
27. 27.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) new shoes (c) my bag
30. 30.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) see you (c) turn off
34. 34.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
35. 35.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
36. 36.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
37. 37.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) go home (c) so big
39. 39.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
40. 40.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off

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