Linking Sounds Worksheet

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

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