Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 689 · 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: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
3. 3.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
4. 4.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) three trees (c) see you
6. 6.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) fill in (c) the dog
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) give up
10. 10.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
11. 11.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
12. 12.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
13. 13.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
14. 14.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) you know (c) two cats
16. 16.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
17. 17.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
18. 18.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) two cats (c) go home
20. 20.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
22. 22.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
23. 23.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my bag (c) pick it up
25. 25.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
26. 26.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
27. 27.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) go home (c) three trees
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) what about (c) tea time
30. 30.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) an orange
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
34. 34.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
35. 35.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
36. 36.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
37. 37.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
38. 38.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
39. 39.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) an hour

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