Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 152 · 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 “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
5. 5.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
6. 6.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
9. 9.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
10. 10.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) come in (c) tea time
14. 14.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) so big (c) wake up
17. 17.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
18. 18.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) get up
20. 20.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an idea (c) my book
22. 22.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
23. 23.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
24. 24.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) pass it
26. 26.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
27. 27.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
28. 28.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
29. 29.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
32. 32.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) so big (c) blue car
34. 34.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
35. 35.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
36. 36.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
37. 37.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
38. 38.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
39. 39.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
40. 40.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of

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