Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 348 · 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 “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) cut it out
3. 3.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) my bag (c) the dog
5. 5.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
6. 6.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
7. 7.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
8. 8.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
9. 9.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) an egg
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) tea time (b) so big (c) wake up
14. 14.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) what about (c) so big
16. 16.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
17. 17.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) new shoes (c) my book
19. 19.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
20. 20.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
24. 24.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
25. 25.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
26. 26.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
27. 27.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) two cats (c) tea time
29. 29.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
30. 30.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
31. 31.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) new shoes (c) my bag
35. 35.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
37. 37.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
38. 38.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) fill in (c) three trees
40. 40.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit

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