Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 126 · 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.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) sit up (c) my bag
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
6. 6.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
7. 7.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
10. 10.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
11. 11.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
12. 12.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
14. 14.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
15. 15.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
16. 16.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) half an apple (c) two cats
18. 18.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an egg (c) blue car
20. 20.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
21. 21.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
22. 22.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
23. 23.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
24. 24.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
25. 25.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
26. 26.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
27. 27.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
28. 28.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
29. 29.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
30. 30.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) give up
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) lots of (c) two cats
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) come in
36. 36.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
38. 38.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
39. 39.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
40. 40.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in

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