Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 39 · 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.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
2. 2.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
3. 3.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
6. 6.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
7. 7.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
8. 8.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) stand up
10. 10.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
11. 11.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
13. 13.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
14. 14.Which little sound joins “I am” 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) you know (b) an orange (c) my bag
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
18. 18.Which little sound joins “go out” 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) two cats (b) the dog (c) find out
20. 20.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
23. 23.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
24. 24.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
25. 25.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
26. 26.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) look at (c) tea time
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) give up (c) the dog
30. 30.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) see you (c) new shoes
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) look out (c) go home
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) sit up (c) my bag
34. 34.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) wake up (c) two cats
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) lots of (c) my bag

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