Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 926 · 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 “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
3. 3.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) turn off
5. 5.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
7. 7.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
10. 10.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
11. 11.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
12. 12.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
13. 13.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
15. 15.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
16. 16.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
17. 17.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) jump in (c) new shoes
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) get up (c) the dog
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) look at
22. 22.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) three trees (c) clean it
24. 24.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
25. 25.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
26. 26.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
27. 27.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
28. 28.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
29. 29.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) my book (c) tea time
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) this is
32. 32.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
33. 33.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) an idea
35. 35.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
36. 36.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
37. 37.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an orange (c) my book

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