Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 460 · 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) cut it out (b) go home (c) you know
2. 2.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
3. 3.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
5. 5.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
6. 6.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
7. 7.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
8. 8.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
9. 9.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) my book (c) two cats
11. 11.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
12. 12.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) sit up
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) wake up (c) go home
15. 15.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
16. 16.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
17. 17.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
18. 18.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) come in
21. 21.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
22. 22.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) you know (c) tea time
24. 24.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
25. 25.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
26. 26.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
27. 27.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) jump in
29. 29.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) two cats (c) my book
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
33. 33.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) put on (c) two cats
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
38. 38.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
39. 39.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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