Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 807 · 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) go home (b) stand up (c) tea time
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) tea time (c) so big
3. 3.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
4. 4.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
5. 5.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) lots of (c) three trees
7. 7.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
9. 9.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
10. 10.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) so big (c) you know
12. 12.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
15. 15.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
16. 16.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
17. 17.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
18. 18.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) tea time (c) three trees
20. 20.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
21. 21.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
22. 22.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
23. 23.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
24. 24.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
25. 25.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) my bag (c) three trees
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) look out (c) the dog
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an idea (c) tea time
31. 31.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) what about
33. 33.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) blue car (c) the dog
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
39. 39.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
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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