Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 415 · 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 “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) tea time (c) fill in
3. 3.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) my book (c) three trees
6. 6.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
7. 7.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
8. 8.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
10. 10.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
11. 11.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) my book (c) turn off
13. 13.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
14. 14.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
15. 15.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
16. 16.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
17. 17.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
18. 18.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
19. 19.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
20. 20.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
21. 21.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
22. 22.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) my book (c) three trees
24. 24.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
25. 25.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my book (c) kind of
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) an orange
29. 29.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
32. 32.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) clean it (c) two cats
34. 34.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
35. 35.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) you know (c) new shoes
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) put on (c) you know
38. 38.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
39. 39.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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