Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 422 · 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.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
5. 5.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
6. 6.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
7. 7.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
8. 8.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
9. 9.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
10. 10.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
11. 11.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
12. 12.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
13. 13.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
14. 14.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
15. 15.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
16. 16.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) the dog (c) so big
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
20. 20.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
21. 21.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) three trees (c) new shoes
23. 23.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) so big (c) wake up
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) lots of
31. 31.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
32. 32.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
33. 33.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
34. 34.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
35. 35.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
36. 36.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
37. 37.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) cut it out (c) go home
39. 39.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) get up (c) you know

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