Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 735 · 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) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) the dog (c) an orange
4. 4.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
5. 5.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
12. 12.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
13. 13.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
15. 15.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
16. 16.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) clean it (c) my bag
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
20. 20.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
21. 21.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) half an apple (c) my book
23. 23.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
27. 27.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
28. 28.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
29. 29.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
30. 30.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
31. 31.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
32. 32.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
35. 35.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
36. 36.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) tea time (c) you know
38. 38.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) pick it up (c) you know
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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