Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 595 · 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 “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
5. 5.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
10. 10.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
11. 11.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
12. 12.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
13. 13.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
14. 14.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
15. 15.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
16. 16.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an idea (c) my book
19. 19.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
25. 25.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
28. 28.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) half an apple
30. 30.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
31. 31.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) new shoes (c) go home
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) see you (c) go home
34. 34.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) pass it (c) see you
36. 36.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
38. 38.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) tea time (c) come in
40. 40.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup

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