Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 335 · 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) new shoes (b) so big (c) find out
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
3. 3.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) tea time (c) blue car
5. 5.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
6. 6.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
7. 7.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) take it (c) go home
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) stand up
10. 10.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
11. 11.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) you know (c) clean it
13. 13.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
14. 14.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
15. 15.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
16. 16.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
19. 19.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
20. 20.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
21. 21.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) jump in
23. 23.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
24. 24.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
25. 25.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
30. 30.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
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) you know (b) three trees (c) put on
33. 33.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
34. 34.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
35. 35.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
36. 36.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
37. 37.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
38. 38.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
39. 39.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) see you (c) come in

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