Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 417 · 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.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) give up
3. 3.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
5. 5.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) see you (c) go home
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) go home (c) come in
8. 8.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
9. 9.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
10. 10.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
11. 11.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
12. 12.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
13. 13.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) an egg
15. 15.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) the dog (c) my book
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) wake up
19. 19.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
20. 20.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
21. 21.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) half an apple (c) so big
23. 23.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
26. 26.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) take it (c) two cats
28. 28.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
29. 29.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
30. 30.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) new shoes (c) see you
32. 32.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
33. 33.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
34. 34.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
35. 35.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) new shoes (c) hold on
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) two cats (c) the dog
39. 39.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) cut it out (c) you know

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