Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 644 · 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) pick it up (b) tea time (c) so big
2. 2.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
3. 3.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
6. 6.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
8. 8.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) fill in (c) tea time
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
12. 12.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) kind of (c) blue car
15. 15.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) tea time (c) new shoes
18. 18.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
19. 19.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
20. 20.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
22. 22.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
23. 23.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) half an apple
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) pass it (c) blue car
26. 26.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
27. 27.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
28. 28.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
29. 29.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
33. 33.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my book (c) come in
35. 35.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
36. 36.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off

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