Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 377 · 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 “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
2. 2.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) new shoes (c) see you
4. 4.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
5. 5.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) see you (c) my book
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) three trees (c) stand up
8. 8.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) give up (c) tea time
11. 11.Which little sound joins “see it” 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) go home (b) my book (c) an orange
13. 13.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
14. 14.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) new shoes (c) cut it out
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) you know (c) two cats
17. 17.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
21. 21.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) go home (c) clean it
23. 23.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
24. 24.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
25. 25.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) turn off
27. 27.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
28. 28.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
30. 30.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) tea time (c) you know
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) you know (c) put on
34. 34.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) take it
36. 36.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
37. 37.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
38. 38.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) fill in (c) three trees
40. 40.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof

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