Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 518 · 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 “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
3. 3.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
7. 7.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) see you (c) my bag
9. 9.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
10. 10.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) an orange
14. 14.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
15. 15.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) my bag (c) two cats
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) take it (c) see you
18. 18.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
19. 19.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
20. 20.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) the dog (c) two cats
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) so big (c) blue car
24. 24.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
26. 26.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) see you (c) you know
31. 31.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an hour (c) tea time
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) fill in (c) my book
36. 36.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
37. 37.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
38. 38.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) this is (c) new shoes
40. 40.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it

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