Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 901 · 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) you know (b) my book (c) stand up
2. 2.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an idea (c) you know
4. 4.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) clean it
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) tea time (c) look at
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
11. 11.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
12. 12.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
13. 13.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
14. 14.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) an hour
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) pick it up (c) blue car
17. 17.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
18. 18.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) sit up
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) my book (c) new shoes
24. 24.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) you know (c) cut it out
26. 26.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
27. 27.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
29. 29.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
30. 30.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
31. 31.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
32. 32.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
33. 33.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
34. 34.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
36. 36.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
37. 37.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
38. 38.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) put on

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