Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 580 · 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) two cats (b) you know (c) come in
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) my book (c) you know
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) three trees (c) go home
4. 4.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) turn off (c) my bag
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) three trees (c) new shoes
10. 10.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
14. 14.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an egg (c) so big
16. 16.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
17. 17.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
18. 18.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
19. 19.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) the dog (c) an idea
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my book (c) what about
22. 22.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
23. 23.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) you know (c) clean it
26. 26.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
27. 27.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
28. 28.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
29. 29.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) two cats (c) go home
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) my bag (c) two cats
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
34. 34.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
37. 37.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
38. 38.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
39. 39.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in

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