Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 32 · 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 “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
2. 2.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
4. 4.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
5. 5.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an idea (c) new shoes
7. 7.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
8. 8.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) see you (c) an egg
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my book (c) sit up
11. 11.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
12. 12.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
13. 13.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
14. 14.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
15. 15.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
16. 16.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
17. 17.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) three trees (c) my book
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) the dog (c) you know
20. 20.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
21. 21.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
22. 22.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
23. 23.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
24. 24.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
26. 26.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
29. 29.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
32. 32.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
34. 34.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
35. 35.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
37. 37.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
38. 38.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
39. 39.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
40. 40.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour

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