Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 742 · 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 “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) get up (c) new shoes
3. 3.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) hold on (c) new shoes
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) tea time (c) new shoes
6. 6.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) the dog (c) so big
8. 8.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) see you (c) tea time
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) half an apple (c) see you
13. 13.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
17. 17.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
18. 18.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
19. 19.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
20. 20.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
21. 21.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
23. 23.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
24. 24.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
25. 25.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) pass it (c) so big
27. 27.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
28. 28.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) the dog (c) three trees
31. 31.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
32. 32.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
33. 33.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
35. 35.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) my bag (c) the dog
38. 38.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
39. 39.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) so big (c) the dog

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