Linking Sounds Worksheet

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

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