Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 707 · 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 “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
3. 3.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
7. 7.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
8. 8.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) give up
10. 10.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
11. 11.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
14. 14.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
15. 15.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
16. 16.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
17. 17.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) three trees (c) my book
19. 19.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
20. 20.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) what about (c) blue car
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) the dog (c) new shoes
24. 24.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
25. 25.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) tea time (c) turn off
27. 27.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) you know (c) get up
29. 29.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) see you (c) pass it
32. 32.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) you know (c) two cats
34. 34.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) fill in (c) see you
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) new shoes (c) clean it
37. 37.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
38. 38.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
39. 39.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
40. 40.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out

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