Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 416 · 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 “I am” 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) go home (b) the dog (c) turn off
3. 3.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) get up (c) my book
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) my book (c) see you
7. 7.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
8. 8.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
9. 9.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
10. 10.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
11. 11.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) find out (c) see you
13. 13.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
14. 14.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
15. 15.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
16. 16.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
17. 17.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
18. 18.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
19. 19.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
22. 22.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) what about (c) my book
25. 25.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
26. 26.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) two cats (c) new shoes
28. 28.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
29. 29.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
30. 30.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
31. 31.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
32. 32.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
33. 33.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
34. 34.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) go home (c) new shoes
36. 36.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) so big (c) an orange
38. 38.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
39. 39.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
40. 40.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in

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