Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 911 · 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) fill in (b) go home (c) tea time
2. 2.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
3. 3.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
6. 6.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
7. 7.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) tea time (c) look out
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) what about (c) three trees
10. 10.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
11. 11.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) turn off (c) see you
13. 13.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) my bag (c) the dog
15. 15.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) give up (c) my bag
17. 17.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) an orange
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) an egg
23. 23.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
24. 24.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
25. 25.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
26. 26.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
27. 27.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
28. 28.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
29. 29.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) new shoes (c) three trees
31. 31.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) half an apple (c) so big
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
37. 37.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) cut it out
39. 39.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up

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