Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 508 · 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) blue car (b) my book (c) hold on
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) go home (c) get up
3. 3.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) so big (c) tea time
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) so big (c) go home
6. 6.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
7. 7.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
8. 8.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
9. 9.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
10. 10.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
14. 14.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
16. 16.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
17. 17.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
18. 18.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) an hour
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
22. 22.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
23. 23.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
24. 24.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
25. 25.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
28. 28.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
29. 29.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) three trees (c) lots of
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) put on (c) new shoes
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) two cats (c) look at
33. 33.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
34. 34.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) new shoes (c) three trees
36. 36.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an idea (c) two cats
38. 38.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) pass it
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) you know (c) the dog

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