Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 667 · 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) my book (b) so big (c) what about
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) cut it out (c) my book
3. 3.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
4. 4.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
5. 5.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
6. 6.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
7. 7.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) go home (c) blue car
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) come in (c) two cats
13. 13.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
14. 14.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
16. 16.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) so big (c) my book
18. 18.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
20. 20.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) the dog (c) an hour
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) two cats (c) half an apple
23. 23.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) an orange
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an egg (c) two cats
26. 26.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
27. 27.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
28. 28.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
29. 29.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) fill in
31. 31.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) lots of (c) new shoes
33. 33.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) an idea
35. 35.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
36. 36.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
37. 37.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
38. 38.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
39. 39.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
40. 40.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup

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