Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 630 · 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 “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
2. 2.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) come in
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) hold on (c) so big
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
7. 7.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
8. 8.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) go home (c) my bag
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
13. 13.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
14. 14.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
15. 15.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
16. 16.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
19. 19.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
20. 20.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
21. 21.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) look out (c) blue car
23. 23.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
25. 25.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
26. 26.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an hour (c) my book
28. 28.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
29. 29.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
30. 30.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
31. 31.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) you know (c) two cats
33. 33.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
34. 34.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
35. 35.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
36. 36.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) tea time (c) give up
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) three trees (c) lots of
39. 39.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) look at

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