Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 435 · 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 to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
6. 6.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
7. 7.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) sit up
10. 10.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
11. 11.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) my book (c) blue car
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
15. 15.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) new shoes (c) so big
17. 17.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
19. 19.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
20. 20.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
21. 21.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
22. 22.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
23. 23.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
24. 24.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) the dog (c) new shoes
26. 26.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
27. 27.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
28. 28.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) three trees (c) my bag
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) lots of
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) clean it
34. 34.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
35. 35.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
36. 36.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
38. 38.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
39. 39.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
40. 40.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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