Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 426 · 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 “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
2. 2.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
3. 3.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
4. 4.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
5. 5.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) this is (c) new shoes
8. 8.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) pick it up
10. 10.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) look out (c) see you
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) you know (c) new shoes
15. 15.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) take it
18. 18.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) new shoes (c) sit up
20. 20.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
22. 22.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) see you (c) half an apple
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) pass it (c) blue car
25. 25.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
26. 26.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
27. 27.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) clean it (c) go home
30. 30.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
31. 31.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
32. 32.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
33. 33.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) stand up
35. 35.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
36. 36.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) tea time (c) cut it out
38. 38.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) give up (c) you know
40. 40.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup

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