Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 53 · 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 “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
5. 5.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
7. 7.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
10. 10.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
11. 11.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
12. 12.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
13. 13.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) get up (c) two cats
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) new shoes (c) this is
18. 18.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
19. 19.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
20. 20.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
21. 21.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) three trees (c) go home
23. 23.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
24. 24.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) tea time (c) turn off
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) take it
27. 27.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
28. 28.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
30. 30.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
31. 31.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) come in
33. 33.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
34. 34.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) three trees (c) see you
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) my book (c) three trees
39. 39.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
40. 40.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof

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