Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 333 · 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 “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
3. 3.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
4. 4.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
5. 5.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) tea time (c) three trees
7. 7.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
10. 10.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) three trees (c) kind of
12. 12.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
13. 13.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
14. 14.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
16. 16.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
17. 17.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) hold on
19. 19.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
21. 21.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
22. 22.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
26. 26.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) wake up (c) the dog
30. 30.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
33. 33.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) take it (c) new shoes
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) cut it out
36. 36.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) find out (c) so big
38. 38.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
39. 39.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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