Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 434 · 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 “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) new shoes (c) two cats
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) give up (c) my bag
4. 4.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
7. 7.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
8. 8.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
9. 9.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
10. 10.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
11. 11.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
12. 12.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an hour (c) you know
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) look at
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) blue car (c) so big
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) jump in
18. 18.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
19. 19.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) get up
21. 21.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
22. 22.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
23. 23.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
24. 24.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
25. 25.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
26. 26.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) stand up (c) go home
29. 29.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
30. 30.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
31. 31.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
35. 35.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
36. 36.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
37. 37.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
38. 38.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) hold on (c) see you
40. 40.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup

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