Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 170 · 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 “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
5. 5.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
6. 6.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my bag (c) pass it
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) cut it out
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) stand up
10. 10.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
11. 11.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) three trees (c) tea time
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my bag (c) kind of
14. 14.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
15. 15.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
16. 16.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
17. 17.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) you know (c) an hour
19. 19.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) this is
21. 21.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
22. 22.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) my bag (c) you know
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) give up (c) blue car
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) an idea
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) three trees (c) two cats
27. 27.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
28. 28.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
29. 29.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
30. 30.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
31. 31.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
32. 32.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my book (c) look out
34. 34.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
37. 37.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
38. 38.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) you know (c) my book
40. 40.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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