Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 997 · 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) clean it (c) go home
2. 2.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
5. 5.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) hold on (c) my bag
7. 7.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
8. 8.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
9. 9.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) so big (c) cut it out
11. 11.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
12. 12.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
13. 13.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
14. 14.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
15. 15.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
16. 16.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
17. 17.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
18. 18.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
19. 19.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
20. 20.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
21. 21.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) tea time (c) see you
25. 25.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
26. 26.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
27. 27.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
28. 28.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
29. 29.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an orange (c) blue car
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) jump in (c) the dog
32. 32.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
33. 33.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
34. 34.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) go home (c) new shoes
36. 36.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
37. 37.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) tea time (c) three trees
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) go home (c) turn off

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