Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 649 · 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.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
2. 2.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) see you (c) my book
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) you know (c) come in
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) my bag (c) go home
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) stand up
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) lots of
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) the dog (c) an idea
12. 12.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
14. 14.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
15. 15.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) turn off (c) the dog
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) pick it up (c) my book
18. 18.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
19. 19.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
20. 20.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) my bag (c) blue car
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) see you (c) wake up
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) so big (c) two cats
24. 24.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
25. 25.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
26. 26.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
27. 27.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
28. 28.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) so big (c) the dog
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) two cats (c) blue car
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) see you (c) my bag
32. 32.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) give up
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
39. 39.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
40. 40.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about

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