Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 650 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) pass it (c) the dog
3. 3.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
4. 4.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
5. 5.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
6. 6.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
7. 7.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
8. 8.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
9. 9.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
10. 10.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
13. 13.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) blue car (c) my book
15. 15.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
16. 16.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
17. 17.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
18. 18.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
19. 19.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) sit up
22. 22.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
23. 23.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
26. 26.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) three trees (c) hold on
30. 30.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) an orange (c) three trees
32. 32.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
33. 33.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
34. 34.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
36. 36.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
40. 40.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple

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