Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 37 · 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 “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
4. 4.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) the dog (c) tea time
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) look out (c) new shoes
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) take it
8. 8.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
11. 11.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an hour (c) blue car
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
15. 15.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
16. 16.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
17. 17.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
18. 18.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
19. 19.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
20. 20.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) lots of
22. 22.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
27. 27.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) half an apple (c) see you
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) fill in (c) my bag
30. 30.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
31. 31.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
35. 35.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) go home (c) three trees
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) loo-kout (b) look | out
39. 39.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
40. 40.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour

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