Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 736 · 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) look out (b) so big (c) my bag
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
4. 4.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
5. 5.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
6. 6.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
7. 7.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
8. 8.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
9. 9.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) go home (c) tea time
11. 11.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
13. 13.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
15. 15.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
16. 16.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) so big (c) blue car
18. 18.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
19. 19.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
20. 20.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
21. 21.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
24. 24.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
25. 25.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
26. 26.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
29. 29.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
30. 30.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
31. 31.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
34. 34.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
35. 35.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
36. 36.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) half an apple (c) tea time
38. 38.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) put on
40. 40.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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