Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 27 · 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 “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
3. 3.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
4. 4.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
5. 5.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) pick it up
7. 7.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
8. 8.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
10. 10.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) stand up
12. 12.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
13. 13.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “we 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) you know (b) tea time (c) this is
16. 16.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
18. 18.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
19. 19.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) you know (c) blue car
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) look at
22. 22.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
23. 23.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
24. 24.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
26. 26.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) my bag (c) three trees
28. 28.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
29. 29.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) my bag (c) tea time
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
33. 33.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
34. 34.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
35. 35.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) the dog (c) put on
37. 37.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
38. 38.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
39. 39.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
40. 40.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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