Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 751 · 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 “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) blue car (c) the dog
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) fill in (c) go home
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) tea time (c) my bag
10. 10.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
11. 11.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
12. 12.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
13. 13.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) the dog (c) my book
15. 15.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
18. 18.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
20. 20.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) look at
24. 24.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
25. 25.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
26. 26.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
27. 27.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) find out (c) my book
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) give up (c) you know
36. 36.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
37. 37.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
38. 38.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) you know (c) my book
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) see you (c) stand up

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