Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 414 · 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) my book (b) three trees (c) hold on
2. 2.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
3. 3.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) go home (c) lots of
5. 5.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
7. 7.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
8. 8.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
9. 9.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) go home (c) get up
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) go home (c) the dog
12. 12.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
13. 13.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) blue car (c) go home
15. 15.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) look at
17. 17.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) my book (c) so big
19. 19.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
21. 21.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
22. 22.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
23. 23.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
24. 24.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
25. 25.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
26. 26.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
28. 28.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) see you (c) my book
30. 30.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
31. 31.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
32. 32.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
33. 33.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) sit up (c) so big
35. 35.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) tea time (c) come in
37. 37.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) pick it up (c) blue car
39. 39.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
40. 40.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up

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