Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 782 · 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) what about (b) go home (c) my bag
2. 2.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) clean it
4. 4.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
5. 5.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) blue car (c) two cats
7. 7.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
8. 8.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
10. 10.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
11. 11.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
12. 12.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
13. 13.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) look at
18. 18.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
19. 19.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
20. 20.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) you know (c) hold on
23. 23.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
24. 24.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
25. 25.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) pick it up (c) see you
27. 27.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
28. 28.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
30. 30.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) jump in (c) the dog
32. 32.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
33. 33.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) so big (c) go home
35. 35.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
36. 36.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
37. 37.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
38. 38.Which little sound joins “two eggs” 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) cut it out (b) two cats (c) three trees
40. 40.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea

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