Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 313 · 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) two cats (b) go home (c) find out
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
6. 6.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
7. 7.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) blue car (c) go home
9. 9.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
10. 10.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
11. 11.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
12. 12.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
13. 13.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
14. 14.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my bag (c) an hour
16. 16.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
18. 18.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
19. 19.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
20. 20.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
21. 21.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) three trees (c) half an apple
23. 23.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
24. 24.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
25. 25.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) get up (c) the dog
27. 27.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
31. 31.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
32. 32.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) go home (c) you know
34. 34.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
35. 35.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
36. 36.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
40. 40.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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