Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 789 · 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 “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
2. 2.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) my book (c) look out
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) an idea
5. 5.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) tea time (c) new shoes
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look at (c) you know
9. 9.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
12. 12.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
13. 13.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) clean it
15. 15.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
16. 16.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
17. 17.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) find out
19. 19.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
20. 20.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
21. 21.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
22. 22.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
23. 23.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
24. 24.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
26. 26.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
29. 29.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
31. 31.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
32. 32.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
33. 33.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
34. 34.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
35. 35.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) turn off (c) two cats
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) go home (b) my book (c) an egg
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) cut it out

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