Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 944 · 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.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) go home (c) two cats
3. 3.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) come in (c) my bag
5. 5.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
7. 7.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an orange (c) tea time
11. 11.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) tea time (c) blue car
14. 14.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
15. 15.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
16. 16.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) give up (c) tea time
19. 19.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
20. 20.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
21. 21.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
24. 24.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) tea time (c) blue car
26. 26.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
27. 27.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) stand up
29. 29.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
30. 30.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
31. 31.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
32. 32.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) the dog (c) blue car
34. 34.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
35. 35.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) see you (c) an hour
38. 38.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
40. 40.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don

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