Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 263 · 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.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
4. 4.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
5. 5.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an orange (c) two cats
7. 7.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
8. 8.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
9. 9.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
10. 10.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
11. 11.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) go home (c) blue car
13. 13.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
14. 14.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) my bag (c) you know
18. 18.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) take it
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) jump in (c) two cats
23. 23.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
24. 24.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
25. 25.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
26. 26.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
27. 27.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
29. 29.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
30. 30.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
31. 31.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
32. 32.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
35. 35.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
36. 36.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) see you (c) you know
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my book (c) what about
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is

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