Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 561 · 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 “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
2. 2.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
3. 3.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
4. 4.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) clean it (c) so big
6. 6.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) new shoes (c) get up
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
10. 10.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
11. 11.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
12. 12.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
13. 13.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
14. 14.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
15. 15.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
19. 19.Which little sound joins “he is” 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) blue car (b) the dog (c) put on
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) this is (c) tea time
22. 22.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
23. 23.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
24. 24.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) you know (c) blue car
26. 26.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
27. 27.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) two cats (c) turn off
31. 31.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) new shoes (c) come in
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) pick it up (c) two cats
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
39. 39.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
40. 40.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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