Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 553 · 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.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
3. 3.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
5. 5.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
6. 6.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) tea time (c) jump in
10. 10.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
11. 11.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
13. 13.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) the dog (c) half an apple
15. 15.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
16. 16.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) new shoes (c) turn off
21. 21.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) lots of (c) two cats
23. 23.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) hold on
26. 26.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
27. 27.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
28. 28.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
29. 29.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
30. 30.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) two cats (c) three trees
32. 32.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) find out (c) new shoes
34. 34.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
35. 35.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) an orange (c) new shoes
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) tea time (c) kind of
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
40. 40.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out

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