Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 52 · 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) see you (c) get up
2. 2.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
3. 3.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
4. 4.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
5. 5.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
6. 6.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my book (c) pick it up
8. 8.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
9. 9.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) look at (c) blue car
11. 11.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
13. 13.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
14. 14.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
15. 15.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) cut it out
17. 17.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) jump in
20. 20.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) turn off (c) the dog
22. 22.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
23. 23.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
24. 24.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) new shoes (c) sit up
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) blue car (c) two cats
28. 28.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
29. 29.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
30. 30.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
31. 31.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) take it
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
36. 36.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
37. 37.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
38. 38.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) the dog (c) an hour
40. 40.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in

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