Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 824 · 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: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an hour (c) my bag
5. 5.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) see you (c) blue car
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) the dog (c) tea time
10. 10.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
11. 11.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
13. 13.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
14. 14.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
15. 15.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) put on (c) see you
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) an orange
20. 20.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) jump in
22. 22.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
23. 23.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
26. 26.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
27. 27.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
28. 28.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
29. 29.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) so big (c) blue car
31. 31.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
32. 32.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) you know (c) the dog
34. 34.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
35. 35.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) blue car (c) so big
37. 37.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) half an apple (c) new shoes
39. 39.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) three trees (c) look out

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