Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 365 · 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.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) my bag (c) the dog
5. 5.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
6. 6.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
7. 7.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) pass it (c) so big
9. 9.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
10. 10.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
11. 11.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
12. 12.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
13. 13.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
14. 14.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) you know (c) the dog
16. 16.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
17. 17.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
18. 18.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
22. 22.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
23. 23.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
24. 24.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
25. 25.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
27. 27.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) stand up (c) so big
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
30. 30.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) my book (c) new shoes
33. 33.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
34. 34.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
35. 35.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
36. 36.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
37. 37.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
38. 38.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
39. 39.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) new shoes (c) go home

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