Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 354 · 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.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) find out (c) new shoes
3. 3.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
4. 4.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
5. 5.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) my book (c) blue car
7. 7.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) new shoes (c) this is
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) wake up
10. 10.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
11. 11.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) give up (c) the dog
13. 13.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
14. 14.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
15. 15.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
16. 16.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
17. 17.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) kind of (c) my bag
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) an egg
20. 20.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
21. 21.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
22. 22.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
23. 23.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
24. 24.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
25. 25.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
26. 26.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
27. 27.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) hold on (c) blue car
29. 29.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
30. 30.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) tea time (c) turn off
36. 36.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
39. 39.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) half an apple

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