Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 296 · 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 “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) so big (c) give up
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) find out (c) blue car
6. 6.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
7. 7.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
8. 8.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
9. 9.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
12. 12.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
13. 13.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
14. 14.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” 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) wake up (b) two cats (c) three trees
17. 17.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) an egg
19. 19.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
24. 24.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
25. 25.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) three trees (c) turn off
27. 27.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
30. 30.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
31. 31.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
34. 34.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
35. 35.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
36. 36.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
37. 37.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
38. 38.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
39. 39.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) an orange

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