Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 798 · 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) give up (b) go home (c) my book
2. 2.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
5. 5.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
6. 6.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
7. 7.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an orange (c) go home
9. 9.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
10. 10.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
13. 13.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
16. 16.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
17. 17.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
18. 18.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an idea (c) so big
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) see you (c) my bag
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
23. 23.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) tea time (c) my book
25. 25.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
26. 26.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
27. 27.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
28. 28.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) what about (c) so big
31. 31.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
32. 32.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) three trees (c) two cats
34. 34.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
36. 36.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
37. 37.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) hold on (c) two cats
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in

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