Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 185 · 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 “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
4. 4.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
5. 5.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) blue car (c) three trees
9. 9.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
10. 10.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
11. 11.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
16. 16.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
17. 17.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) find out (c) two cats
19. 19.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
20. 20.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
21. 21.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) half an apple (c) new shoes
23. 23.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
24. 24.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
29. 29.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
30. 30.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) stand up (c) tea time
32. 32.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
33. 33.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
34. 34.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) sit up (c) go home
37. 37.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
38. 38.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) pick it up (c) see you
40. 40.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff

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