Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 215 · 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.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) look at (c) new shoes
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) blue car (c) three trees
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) my bag (c) tea time
6. 6.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
7. 7.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
8. 8.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
9. 9.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
10. 10.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) wake up
14. 14.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
15. 15.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
16. 16.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
17. 17.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
18. 18.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
21. 21.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
22. 22.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
23. 23.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
24. 24.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) my book (c) two cats
26. 26.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
27. 27.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
28. 28.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
29. 29.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
31. 31.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) go home (c) my book
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) two cats (c) see you
36. 36.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
37. 37.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don

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