Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 408 · 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 “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
3. 3.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
4. 4.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) kind of (c) two cats
6. 6.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) wake up (c) new shoes
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
10. 10.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
11. 11.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
12. 12.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) half an apple (c) new shoes
14. 14.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
16. 16.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
17. 17.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
18. 18.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) three trees (c) the dog
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) find out (c) my book
22. 22.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
23. 23.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
25. 25.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
26. 26.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
27. 27.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
28. 28.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) fill in (c) see you
30. 30.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
31. 31.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
32. 32.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
33. 33.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) blue car (c) jump in
35. 35.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
36. 36.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) my bag (c) two cats
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) stand up

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