Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 463 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) give up (c) the dog
2. 2.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
4. 4.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
7. 7.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
8. 8.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
9. 9.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my bag (c) pick it up
11. 11.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
12. 12.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
15. 15.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) what about (c) new shoes
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) take it
22. 22.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) you know (c) blue car
25. 25.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
26. 26.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
27. 27.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) the dog (c) tea time
31. 31.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
32. 32.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
33. 33.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) tea time (c) an orange
35. 35.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
36. 36.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
37. 37.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
38. 38.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
40. 40.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it

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