Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 514 · 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 “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) the dog (c) fill in
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) hold on (c) so big
6. 6.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
7. 7.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) go home (c) you know
9. 9.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) new shoes (c) look at
11. 11.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
12. 12.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
13. 13.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) lots of
17. 17.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
22. 22.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
23. 23.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
24. 24.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
27. 27.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
28. 28.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
29. 29.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
31. 31.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
32. 32.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) new shoes (c) see you
37. 37.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) come in (c) so big
39. 39.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
40. 40.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up

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