Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 546 · 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 “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
3. 3.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
8. 8.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) my book (c) so big
12. 12.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
16. 16.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) jump in
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
21. 21.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
22. 22.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
24. 24.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) three trees (c) half an apple
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) get up
29. 29.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) stand up
33. 33.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
36. 36.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
37. 37.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
38. 38.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
39. 39.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it

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