Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 832 · 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 “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) blue car (c) so big
3. 3.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
6. 6.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) my bag (c) the dog
8. 8.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
9. 9.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) put on
13. 13.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
14. 14.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
17. 17.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
18. 18.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) an egg
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) sit up
21. 21.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
23. 23.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
24. 24.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
25. 25.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look at (c) my book
27. 27.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
28. 28.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
29. 29.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) fill in (c) go home
31. 31.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
32. 32.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
34. 34.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
35. 35.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
36. 36.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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