Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 683 · 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) hold | on (b) hol-don
2. 2.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
3. 3.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) three trees (c) cut it out
5. 5.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) clean it (c) my book
7. 7.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) take it
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) three trees (c) tea time
10. 10.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
11. 11.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
12. 12.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
13. 13.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) blue car (c) three trees
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) kind of (c) see you
16. 16.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
17. 17.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
18. 18.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
19. 19.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
20. 20.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
21. 21.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) the dog (c) lots of
23. 23.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
24. 24.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
25. 25.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
26. 26.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) jump in (c) three trees
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) the dog (c) blue car
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) new shoes (c) two cats
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
32. 32.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
34. 34.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
35. 35.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
36. 36.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
37. 37.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) stand up
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) go home (c) my bag
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) an hour

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