Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 306 · 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) wake up (b) go home (c) my book
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
3. 3.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
4. 4.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) lots of (c) so big
6. 6.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
10. 10.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
11. 11.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
12. 12.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) two cats (c) blue car
14. 14.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
15. 15.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
16. 16.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
17. 17.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
20. 20.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
21. 21.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
22. 22.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
23. 23.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
24. 24.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
25. 25.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
26. 26.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
27. 27.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) you know (c) turn off
29. 29.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
30. 30.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) you know (c) put on
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an orange (c) blue car
33. 33.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) two cats (c) sit up
35. 35.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
36. 36.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
39. 39.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) see you (c) my book

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