Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 810 · 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) see you (b) look out (c) go home
2. 2.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
3. 3.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
4. 4.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
5. 5.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
6. 6.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
7. 7.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) new shoes (c) blue car
10. 10.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
11. 11.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
12. 12.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
13. 13.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) the dog (c) an idea
15. 15.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
16. 16.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
17. 17.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
19. 19.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
20. 20.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
22. 22.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
23. 23.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
26. 26.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
30. 30.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
31. 31.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
32. 32.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
33. 33.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
34. 34.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) see you (c) stand up
36. 36.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) get up
38. 38.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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