Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 277 · 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.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
2. 2.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) two cats (c) blue car
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) the dog (c) my bag
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) blue car (c) see you
6. 6.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
7. 7.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
10. 10.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
11. 11.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
12. 12.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
15. 15.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
16. 16.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) the dog (c) go home
18. 18.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
21. 21.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
22. 22.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) put on (c) so big
24. 24.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) three trees (c) tea time
26. 26.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
29. 29.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
31. 31.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” 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) go home (b) my bag (c) this is
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) go home (c) three trees
35. 35.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
36. 36.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
37. 37.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min

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