Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 243 · 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.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
3. 3.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
5. 5.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) so big (c) kind of
7. 7.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
8. 8.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) blue car (c) stand up
10. 10.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
11. 11.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
13. 13.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) new shoes (c) three trees
16. 16.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
17. 17.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) blue car (c) turn off
19. 19.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
20. 20.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
21. 21.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) see you (c) what about
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
26. 26.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) put on
29. 29.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
30. 30.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
31. 31.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
32. 32.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) three trees (c) so big
36. 36.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
37. 37.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) hold on (c) new shoes
39. 39.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
40. 40.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg

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