Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 467 · 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) new shoes (b) three trees (c) sit up
2. 2.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
3. 3.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
4. 4.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) see you (c) look out
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) tea time (c) an orange
7. 7.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) my bag (c) blue car
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
11. 11.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
13. 13.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) an hour
15. 15.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
16. 16.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
17. 17.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
18. 18.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
21. 21.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
23. 23.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) my bag (c) you know
26. 26.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
27. 27.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
28. 28.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
29. 29.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
30. 30.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
31. 31.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
32. 32.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
33. 33.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
34. 34.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
35. 35.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) turn off
37. 37.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) see you (c) two cats
39. 39.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) you know (c) see you

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