Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 818 · 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 “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
2. 2.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an egg (c) new shoes
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) blue car (c) you know
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) blue car (c) tea time
7. 7.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
9. 9.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) fill in (c) my book
12. 12.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) blue car (c) my book
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
15. 15.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) kind of
17. 17.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) blue car (c) tea time
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
21. 21.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) wake up (c) my book
24. 24.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
28. 28.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” 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) so big (b) look out (c) three trees
31. 31.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my bag (c) get up
33. 33.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) my bag (c) you know
35. 35.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
36. 36.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
37. 37.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
39. 39.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
40. 40.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff

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