Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 136 · 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) pass it (b) my bag (c) three trees
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
5. 5.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
6. 6.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
7. 7.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
8. 8.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
9. 9.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) lots of (c) three trees
11. 11.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
13. 13.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
14. 14.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
15. 15.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
18. 18.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
19. 19.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
20. 20.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
21. 21.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
22. 22.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
23. 23.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
24. 24.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
26. 26.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
27. 27.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) two cats (c) you know
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) come in
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) kind of
35. 35.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
37. 37.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
38. 38.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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