Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 605 · 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) new shoes (b) find out (c) so big
2. 2.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
3. 3.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
4. 4.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) three trees (c) blue car
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) my book (c) you know
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my bag (c) an egg
8. 8.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
9. 9.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
10. 10.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
11. 11.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
12. 12.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
13. 13.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
14. 14.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) the dog (c) so big
16. 16.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
17. 17.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) pick it up (c) three trees
19. 19.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) tea time (c) half an apple
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) so big (c) new shoes
22. 22.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
23. 23.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) go home (c) the dog
25. 25.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
26. 26.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
27. 27.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
28. 28.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my bag (c) sit up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) an idea
32. 32.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) what about (c) you know
34. 34.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
35. 35.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) wake up (c) the dog
37. 37.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) the dog (c) this is
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) look out
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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