Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 84 · 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) this is (b) three trees (c) the dog
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
5. 5.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
6. 6.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
7. 7.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
8. 8.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
9. 9.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
12. 12.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
13. 13.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) tea time (c) wake up
15. 15.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) turn off (c) the dog
17. 17.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) you know (c) look at
23. 23.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
24. 24.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
26. 26.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my bag (c) half an apple
29. 29.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
30. 30.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
31. 31.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
32. 32.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
33. 33.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
34. 34.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
35. 35.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
37. 37.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
39. 39.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) my book (c) my bag

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