Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 453 · 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) sit up (b) you know (c) the dog
2. 2.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
3. 3.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) clean it (c) go home
5. 5.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
6. 6.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
7. 7.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
8. 8.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) kind of
10. 10.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) jump in
12. 12.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
13. 13.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
14. 14.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
15. 15.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) three trees (c) go home
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) put on
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) stand up
21. 21.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
24. 24.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
25. 25.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
28. 28.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) three trees (c) wake up
31. 31.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) three trees (c) pick it up
33. 33.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
34. 34.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
35. 35.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) cut it out (c) three trees
37. 37.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) take it (c) the dog

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