Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 981 · 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) two cats (b) go home (c) put on
2. 2.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
4. 4.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
5. 5.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
7. 7.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
8. 8.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look at (c) my bag
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) go home (c) pass it
11. 11.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
12. 12.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
13. 13.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
14. 14.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
15. 15.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) get up (c) you know
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) hold on (c) blue car
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) wake up
20. 20.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
21. 21.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
22. 22.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
23. 23.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
26. 26.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
27. 27.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
28. 28.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) see you (c) my bag
31. 31.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
32. 32.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
35. 35.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) give up
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) pick it up (c) my bag

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