Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 35 · 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 “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
4. 4.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
5. 5.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
7. 7.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
8. 8.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
9. 9.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) wake up
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) see you (c) take it
15. 15.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
16. 16.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) give up (c) my bag
19. 19.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
21. 21.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
22. 22.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
23. 23.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
24. 24.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
25. 25.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) come in (c) go home
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) hold on
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
32. 32.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
33. 33.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
34. 34.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
35. 35.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
36. 36.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
37. 37.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
38. 38.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
39. 39.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
40. 40.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof

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