Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 697 · 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 “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
4. 4.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
5. 5.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) clean it
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) what about (c) two cats
8. 8.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) the dog (c) new shoes
10. 10.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
11. 11.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
12. 12.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
15. 15.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
16. 16.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) an egg
19. 19.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) stand up (c) my bag
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) turn off (c) blue car
22. 22.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
23. 23.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) jump in (c) new shoes
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) wake up (c) my bag
26. 26.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
27. 27.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) tea time (c) pick it up
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
31. 31.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
32. 32.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
35. 35.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
36. 36.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) this is (c) blue car
38. 38.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) see you (c) get up
40. 40.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup

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