Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 532 · 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) tea time (b) kind of (c) two cats
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) cut it out
3. 3.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
4. 4.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) an orange
6. 6.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
7. 7.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) my book (c) the dog
11. 11.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
14. 14.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
15. 15.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
16. 16.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
17. 17.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
18. 18.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
19. 19.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
20. 20.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
23. 23.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
24. 24.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
25. 25.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
26. 26.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
27. 27.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
28. 28.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) give up (c) new shoes
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) fill in (c) new shoes
31. 31.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
32. 32.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
33. 33.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
34. 34.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) my bag (c) two cats
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
38. 38.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) pick it up (c) go home
40. 40.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour

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