Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 219 · 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 “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) an orange
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
9. 9.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) fill in (c) the dog
12. 12.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
13. 13.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) wake up
15. 15.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
16. 16.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
17. 17.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
19. 19.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
21. 21.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
22. 22.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
23. 23.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
24. 24.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
25. 25.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
26. 26.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
28. 28.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
29. 29.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
30. 30.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
31. 31.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
32. 32.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an hour (c) new shoes
34. 34.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
35. 35.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) come in (c) so big
37. 37.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
38. 38.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
39. 39.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
40. 40.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup

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