Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 30 · 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.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
3. 3.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
4. 4.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
6. 6.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
7. 7.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
8. 8.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) turn off (c) the dog
11. 11.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an egg (c) go home
13. 13.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
14. 14.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
15. 15.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
16. 16.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
17. 17.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
18. 18.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
19. 19.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
20. 20.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
21. 21.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
22. 22.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
23. 23.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) go home (c) look out
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) my book (c) so big
26. 26.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) jump in (c) go home
28. 28.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
29. 29.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
30. 30.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) wake up
32. 32.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
33. 33.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
38. 38.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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