Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 47 · 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 “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
3. 3.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
4. 4.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
5. 5.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
6. 6.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) lots of
9. 9.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
10. 10.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) blue car (c) see you
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) three trees (c) see you
16. 16.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
17. 17.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) my book (c) go home
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) take it
20. 20.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) my book (c) you know
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
24. 24.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
25. 25.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
26. 26.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
27. 27.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) see you (c) blue car
29. 29.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) two cats (c) my book
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) what about
32. 32.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
33. 33.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
34. 34.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
35. 35.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
37. 37.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) my book (c) my bag
39. 39.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
40. 40.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it

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