Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 510 · 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) take it (b) blue car (c) the dog
2. 2.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
3. 3.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) blue car (c) three trees
5. 5.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
6. 6.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) tea time (c) turn off
9. 9.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) you know (c) pick it up
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
12. 12.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
13. 13.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
14. 14.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
15. 15.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
16. 16.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
17. 17.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) tea time (c) my book
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) three trees (c) new shoes
21. 21.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
22. 22.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
23. 23.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
24. 24.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
25. 25.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
26. 26.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
28. 28.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
29. 29.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
30. 30.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
33. 33.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
35. 35.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
36. 36.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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