Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 464 · 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 “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
2. 2.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
3. 3.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) new shoes (c) tea time
6. 6.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
7. 7.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
8. 8.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
9. 9.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) find out
13. 13.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
14. 14.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
15. 15.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
16. 16.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
17. 17.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) my book (c) tea time
20. 20.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) tea time (c) hold on
22. 22.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
27. 27.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
28. 28.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
32. 32.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
34. 34.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) an hour (c) the dog
38. 38.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) three trees (c) put on

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