Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 713 · 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) three trees (b) come in (c) my book
2. 2.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
3. 3.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
4. 4.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) blue car (c) tea time
6. 6.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) wake up (c) new shoes
9. 9.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
12. 12.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
14. 14.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
15. 15.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
16. 16.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
18. 18.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
19. 19.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
20. 20.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
21. 21.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
22. 22.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an egg (c) so big
24. 24.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) get up
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) two cats (c) you know
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
29. 29.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg

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