Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 657 · 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) pass it (c) my book
2. 2.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) look out
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) tea time (c) my book
5. 5.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
6. 6.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) hold on
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) turn off
9. 9.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
11. 11.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
12. 12.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) my book (c) see you
14. 14.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
16. 16.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) new shoes (c) tea time
18. 18.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) blue car (c) pick it up
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) take it (c) blue car
21. 21.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
22. 22.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
24. 24.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) find out (c) three trees
26. 26.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
27. 27.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
28. 28.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
31. 31.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
32. 32.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
34. 34.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) an idea
36. 36.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
37. 37.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
38. 38.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
39. 39.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) blue car (c) go home

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