Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 485 · 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) take it (c) my book
2. 2.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
4. 4.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
5. 5.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
6. 6.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
7. 7.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
8. 8.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
9. 9.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
10. 10.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
11. 11.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) my book (c) three trees
14. 14.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
15. 15.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
16. 16.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
17. 17.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
19. 19.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
22. 22.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
23. 23.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) go home (c) turn off
25. 25.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) go home (c) tea time
27. 27.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) see you (c) my book
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) look out (c) three trees
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) kind of (c) two cats
36. 36.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
37. 37.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
38. 38.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my bag (c) come in
40. 40.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange

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