Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 323 · 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 “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) come in
3. 3.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
4. 4.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) take it (c) blue car
6. 6.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
7. 7.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) stand up (c) the dog
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
11. 11.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) tea time (c) half an apple
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) an idea
16. 16.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
17. 17.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
18. 18.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) pick it up (c) go home
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” 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) two cats (b) an egg (c) so big
22. 22.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
23. 23.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
24. 24.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
25. 25.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) pass it (c) two cats
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
31. 31.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
32. 32.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
33. 33.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
34. 34.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
35. 35.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
37. 37.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
38. 38.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of

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