Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 466 · 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) my book (b) stand up (c) tea time
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) blue car (c) go home
3. 3.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
4. 4.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
5. 5.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
6. 6.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
8. 8.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
9. 9.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
10. 10.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) clean it (c) so big
12. 12.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
13. 13.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my bag (c) an orange
15. 15.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
16. 16.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
17. 17.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) pick it up
19. 19.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
20. 20.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
21. 21.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
24. 24.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
25. 25.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
28. 28.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
29. 29.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
33. 33.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
34. 34.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
35. 35.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
36. 36.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
37. 37.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
40. 40.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up

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