Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 461 · 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) two cats (b) look at (c) my bag
2. 2.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) tea time (c) get up
4. 4.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
5. 5.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
6. 6.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
7. 7.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) half an apple
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) go home (c) the dog
10. 10.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
11. 11.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
12. 12.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
16. 16.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
17. 17.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
20. 20.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
21. 21.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
22. 22.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) what about (c) see you
24. 24.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) new shoes (c) turn off
26. 26.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
28. 28.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
29. 29.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) tea time (c) see you
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) come in (c) my book
34. 34.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
35. 35.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
36. 36.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) fill in (c) so big
38. 38.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) pass it (c) see you
40. 40.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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