Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 266 · 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 “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
3. 3.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
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) two cats (c) get up
7. 7.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) tea time (c) blue car
9. 9.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) come in
11. 11.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
14. 14.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) turn off (c) three trees
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) lots of (c) blue car
17. 17.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
18. 18.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) half an apple (c) two cats
20. 20.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) my bag (c) the dog
23. 23.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
25. 25.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
26. 26.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
27. 27.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) three trees (c) this is
34. 34.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
35. 35.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) new shoes (c) see you
37. 37.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
38. 38.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
39. 39.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
40. 40.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out

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