Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 387 · 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 “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) look out
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) get up
4. 4.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an hour (c) go home
6. 6.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
7. 7.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look at (c) the dog
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
11. 11.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
14. 14.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
15. 15.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
16. 16.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
17. 17.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) you know (c) put on
19. 19.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
20. 20.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
23. 23.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
24. 24.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
26. 26.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) give up (c) go home
28. 28.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
29. 29.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) stand up (c) my bag
31. 31.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
34. 34.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
35. 35.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
39. 39.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
40. 40.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out

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