Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 920 · 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) the dog (b) an orange (c) tea time
2. 2.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
5. 5.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) sit up (c) my book
7. 7.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
9. 9.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
10. 10.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) see you (c) lots of
15. 15.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
16. 16.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
18. 18.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
23. 23.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
24. 24.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
25. 25.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
26. 26.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) blue car (c) my bag
28. 28.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
31. 31.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
32. 32.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) so big (c) my book
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) half an apple
35. 35.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
36. 36.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
39. 39.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of

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