Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 43 · 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 “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
5. 5.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
7. 7.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
8. 8.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
11. 11.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) jump in
14. 14.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
15. 15.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
18. 18.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
19. 19.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
20. 20.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
21. 21.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
22. 22.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) pick it up (c) two cats
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) cut it out
27. 27.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) three trees (c) my book
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) sit up (c) you know
31. 31.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
34. 34.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
35. 35.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
38. 38.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
39. 39.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
40. 40.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at

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