Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 400 · 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 “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
2. 2.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
5. 5.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
6. 6.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) my bag (c) two cats
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) look at (c) new shoes
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) lots of (c) my bag
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
17. 17.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
18. 18.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
20. 20.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
21. 21.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
22. 22.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
23. 23.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
24. 24.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
25. 25.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
26. 26.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) give up (c) the dog
30. 30.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) fill in
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) take it (c) go home
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) stand up
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
36. 36.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
37. 37.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
38. 38.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
39. 39.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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