Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 574 · 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.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
2. 2.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
3. 3.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
5. 5.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
6. 6.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
7. 7.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) put on (c) new shoes
9. 9.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
10. 10.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) find out (c) blue car
12. 12.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
13. 13.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) the dog (c) wake up
17. 17.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) turn off (c) my book
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) the dog (c) my bag
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
22. 22.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) jump in (c) go home
24. 24.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an orange (c) blue car
26. 26.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) my bag (c) so big
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
32. 32.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) get up
34. 34.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
35. 35.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
36. 36.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) fill in (c) new shoes
40. 40.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it

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