Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 764 · 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 to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) see you (c) lots of
3. 3.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
8. 8.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
9. 9.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
10. 10.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) get up
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
13. 13.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) tea time (c) sit up
15. 15.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
17. 17.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
18. 18.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) put on (c) go home
20. 20.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
23. 23.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) look out
25. 25.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
26. 26.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
27. 27.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
28. 28.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
29. 29.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
31. 31.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
32. 32.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
33. 33.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
34. 34.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
35. 35.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
38. 38.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
39. 39.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) tea time (c) my bag

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