Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 285 · 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 “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
2. 2.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) wake up
4. 4.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
5. 5.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
6. 6.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
7. 7.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) my book (c) the dog
10. 10.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
11. 11.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) look out
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) three trees (c) my bag
14. 14.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
15. 15.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
16. 16.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) two cats (c) my book
18. 18.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
19. 19.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
21. 21.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) an idea
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) see you (c) my book
24. 24.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
25. 25.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
27. 27.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) look at (c) my book
29. 29.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) lots of
31. 31.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
33. 33.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
34. 34.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) find out (c) see you
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
38. 38.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) two cats (c) go home
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) turn off

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