Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 571 · 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.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) see you (c) tea time
3. 3.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
4. 4.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) three trees (c) new shoes
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
8. 8.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
9. 9.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
11. 11.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
13. 13.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
16. 16.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
17. 17.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) turn off (c) tea time
19. 19.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
20. 20.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
21. 21.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) hold on
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) find out (c) go home
24. 24.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
25. 25.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
26. 26.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
27. 27.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) fill in (c) see you
29. 29.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
30. 30.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) blue car (c) three trees
32. 32.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
33. 33.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
34. 34.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
35. 35.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) see you (c) go home
37. 37.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
38. 38.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) clean it
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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