Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 812 · 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.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
2. 2.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
3. 3.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) look out (c) two cats
5. 5.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
6. 6.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
7. 7.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
8. 8.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
10. 10.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
11. 11.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
14. 14.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
15. 15.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) the dog (c) so big
17. 17.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
18. 18.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
19. 19.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
20. 20.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
22. 22.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
23. 23.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) my book (c) the dog
25. 25.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
26. 26.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an hour (c) tea time
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) wake up
29. 29.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) so big (c) my book
31. 31.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
32. 32.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) you know (c) take it
36. 36.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) the dog (c) an egg
38. 38.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) two cats (c) see you
40. 40.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff

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