Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 918 · 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.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
3. 3.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) two cats (c) turn off
7. 7.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
8. 8.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
10. 10.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
11. 11.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) kind of
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) my book (c) three trees
14. 14.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) my book (c) go home
16. 16.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
18. 18.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
19. 19.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) what about (c) blue car
21. 21.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
22. 22.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
23. 23.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
24. 24.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) this is (c) the dog
26. 26.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
27. 27.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
28. 28.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an idea (c) new shoes
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) lots of
31. 31.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
32. 32.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
33. 33.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an egg (c) so big
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) stand up (c) tea time
37. 37.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) clean it (c) tea time
39. 39.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
40. 40.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup

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