Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 925 · 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) get up (b) go home (c) my book
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) wake up
3. 3.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) look at (c) blue car
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) the dog (c) you know
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) find out
7. 7.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
8. 8.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) blue car (c) see you
11. 11.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
15. 15.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
17. 17.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
18. 18.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
19. 19.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
20. 20.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) what about (c) three trees
22. 22.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
23. 23.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) pick it up (c) my bag
27. 27.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
28. 28.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
29. 29.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) stand up (c) three trees
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) come in
32. 32.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
33. 33.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
34. 34.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
35. 35.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
36. 36.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
37. 37.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
38. 38.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” 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) sit up (b) new shoes (c) three trees

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