Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 101 · 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: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) get up (c) you know
4. 4.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
5. 5.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
9. 9.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
10. 10.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) half an apple
13. 13.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
14. 14.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
15. 15.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
16. 16.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
17. 17.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
18. 18.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
19. 19.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) come in (c) three trees
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) give up (c) tea time
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
26. 26.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
30. 30.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
31. 31.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
32. 32.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an egg (c) blue car
34. 34.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
35. 35.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
36. 36.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my bag (c) lots of
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) you know (c) the dog
40. 40.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup

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