Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 951 · 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) my bag (b) blue car (c) look at
2. 2.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
3. 3.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
4. 4.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
5. 5.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
7. 7.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
8. 8.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
10. 10.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
11. 11.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
12. 12.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
14. 14.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
15. 15.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
16. 16.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) two cats (c) clean it
18. 18.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
23. 23.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
24. 24.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
25. 25.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
26. 26.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) three trees (c) two cats
29. 29.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
30. 30.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) new shoes (c) my book
33. 33.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
35. 35.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
36. 36.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
37. 37.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) my book (c) so big
39. 39.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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