Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 272 · 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 “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) this is (c) my book
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
6. 6.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) come in (c) tea time
8. 8.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
10. 10.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
11. 11.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
12. 12.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
13. 13.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
14. 14.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
15. 15.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) so big (c) my book
17. 17.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
18. 18.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
19. 19.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
20. 20.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) lots of (c) tea time
24. 24.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) tea time (c) go home
26. 26.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
28. 28.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) pass it (c) you know
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) new shoes (c) cut it out
33. 33.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
36. 36.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
37. 37.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
38. 38.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
39. 39.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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