Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 429 · 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) three trees (b) kind of (c) new shoes
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) blue car (c) two cats
3. 3.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” 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) you know (b) stand up (c) my bag
6. 6.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) jump in
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) cut it out (c) two cats
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my bag (c) pass it
12. 12.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” 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) you know (b) two cats (c) turn off
15. 15.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) new shoes (c) take it
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
19. 19.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
20. 20.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
21. 21.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
22. 22.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) wake up (c) blue car
24. 24.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) three trees (c) you know
26. 26.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
27. 27.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
28. 28.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
29. 29.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
30. 30.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my bag (c) an orange
32. 32.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
33. 33.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
35. 35.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
36. 36.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
37. 37.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) three trees (c) an egg
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) fill in (c) you know
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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