Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 288 · 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.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) the dog (c) an orange
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) come in (c) see you
6. 6.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
7. 7.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
10. 10.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) give up
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) blue car (c) two cats
15. 15.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
16. 16.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
19. 19.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) stand up (c) my book
21. 21.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) you know (c) put on
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
27. 27.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
30. 30.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) see you (c) you know
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) three trees (c) tea time
33. 33.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
34. 34.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
35. 35.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
36. 36.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
37. 37.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) an egg
39. 39.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
40. 40.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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