Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 774 · 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) my book (b) sit up (c) blue car
2. 2.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
6. 6.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
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) blue car (b) you know (c) come in
9. 9.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
10. 10.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
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) kin-dof (b) kind | of
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) see you (c) so big
15. 15.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) jump in (c) the dog
17. 17.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
19. 19.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
20. 20.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
21. 21.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
23. 23.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
25. 25.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
26. 26.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
27. 27.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) an orange
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
31. 31.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
32. 32.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
34. 34.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
35. 35.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) so big (c) clean it
37. 37.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
38. 38.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
39. 39.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out

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