Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 844 · 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 “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
2. 2.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) get up
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) look out (c) blue car
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
10. 10.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
13. 13.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
14. 14.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
15. 15.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
16. 16.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an hour (c) tea time
18. 18.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an orange (c) so big
21. 21.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) two cats (c) turn off
23. 23.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) you know (c) two cats
25. 25.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
29. 29.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) see you (c) pick it up
31. 31.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) my book (c) so big
33. 33.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
34. 34.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
35. 35.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
36. 36.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
37. 37.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
38. 38.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
39. 39.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) jump in (c) the dog

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