Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 448 · 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 “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
2. 2.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
3. 3.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
8. 8.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
9. 9.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) so big (c) an hour
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) new shoes (c) the dog
14. 14.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
15. 15.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
16. 16.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) so big (c) the dog
18. 18.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) go home (c) see you
22. 22.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
23. 23.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
24. 24.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
25. 25.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
26. 26.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) wake up (c) two cats
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
33. 33.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
34. 34.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) two cats (c) my bag
37. 37.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) come in
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) new shoes (c) put on
40. 40.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup

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