Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 369 · 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.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) three trees (c) new shoes
4. 4.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) so big (c) wake up
6. 6.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
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) tea time (b) the dog (c) an egg
9. 9.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
10. 10.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
11. 11.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
12. 12.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
13. 13.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
14. 14.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
15. 15.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) stand up
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) an orange
18. 18.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
19. 19.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) new shoes (c) put on
21. 21.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
22. 22.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
23. 23.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) take it (c) my bag
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) give up (c) go home
26. 26.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
27. 27.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
28. 28.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
29. 29.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
31. 31.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) lots of (c) two cats
33. 33.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
34. 34.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
35. 35.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
36. 36.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
37. 37.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
38. 38.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
39. 39.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
40. 40.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple

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