Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 312 · 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) get up (b) my book (c) so big
2. 2.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
4. 4.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) pick it up (c) tea time
6. 6.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) jump in (c) my book
8. 8.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
9. 9.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
10. 10.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
11. 11.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
13. 13.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) my book (c) see you
15. 15.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
16. 16.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) go home (c) the dog
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
20. 20.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
21. 21.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
22. 22.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
23. 23.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
24. 24.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
25. 25.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my bag (c) turn off
27. 27.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) go home (c) blue car
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) the dog (c) blue car
30. 30.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
31. 31.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) kind of (c) two cats
33. 33.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
34. 34.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
35. 35.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
36. 36.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
37. 37.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) the dog (c) see you
39. 39.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour

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