Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 507 · 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 “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
3. 3.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an idea (c) you know
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) lots of (c) two cats
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) my bag (c) two cats
7. 7.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
8. 8.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
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) a-negg (b) an | egg
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
12. 12.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
13. 13.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
14. 14.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
15. 15.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
16. 16.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) the dog (c) an hour
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) my book (c) new shoes
20. 20.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
26. 26.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
30. 30.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
31. 31.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
32. 32.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
33. 33.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
34. 34.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an orange (c) blue car
37. 37.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) give up (c) the dog
39. 39.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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