Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 814 · 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.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) pass it (c) you know
6. 6.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
7. 7.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) an egg
9. 9.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
10. 10.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
11. 11.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
12. 12.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) two cats (c) three trees
14. 14.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
15. 15.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
16. 16.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
17. 17.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
21. 21.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
22. 22.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
23. 23.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) find out (c) so big
25. 25.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
29. 29.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) hold on (c) see you
33. 33.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
34. 34.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
35. 35.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) kind of
37. 37.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) my bag (c) so big
39. 39.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
40. 40.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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