Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 778 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) get up (c) the dog
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
4. 4.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) pass it (c) the dog
10. 10.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
11. 11.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
12. 12.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
13. 13.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
16. 16.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
17. 17.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
20. 20.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
21. 21.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) come in (c) see you
23. 23.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
24. 24.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
25. 25.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
26. 26.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) lots of (c) you know
28. 28.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
30. 30.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
32. 32.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
33. 33.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
34. 34.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
35. 35.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
36. 36.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) hold on
39. 39.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) the dog (c) cut it out

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