Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 524 · 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 “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) give up (c) go home
4. 4.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
5. 5.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
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) cut it out (b) the dog (c) three trees
9. 9.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
11. 11.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
12. 12.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
13. 13.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) so big (c) new shoes
15. 15.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
16. 16.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) come in
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) put on (c) go home
20. 20.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) look out (c) my bag
23. 23.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
24. 24.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
26. 26.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
27. 27.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an egg (c) so big
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) so big (c) pass it
30. 30.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) you know (c) blue car
32. 32.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) the dog (c) go home
34. 34.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an orange (c) my book
36. 36.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
37. 37.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
38. 38.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
39. 39.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) take it

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