Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 50 · 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: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) the dog (c) fill in
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
5. 5.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
6. 6.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
9. 9.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
13. 13.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) give up (c) three trees
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) go home (c) put on
16. 16.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
17. 17.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
18. 18.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) wake up
20. 20.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
21. 21.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
22. 22.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
23. 23.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
24. 24.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
25. 25.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
26. 26.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
27. 27.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
28. 28.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
29. 29.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
31. 31.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
35. 35.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) my book (c) cut it out
40. 40.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at

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