Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 891 · 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 “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) stand up (c) my book
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) my book (c) blue car
4. 4.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) what about
6. 6.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
7. 7.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
8. 8.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) clean it
10. 10.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
13. 13.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
14. 14.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
15. 15.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
18. 18.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
19. 19.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
20. 20.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
21. 21.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
22. 22.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) the dog (c) kind of
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
27. 27.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
28. 28.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an orange (c) the dog
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) so big (c) see you
31. 31.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) half an apple
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
37. 37.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “my uncle” 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) wake up (b) new shoes (c) my bag

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