Linking Sounds Worksheet

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

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