Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 85 · 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) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) kind of (c) three trees
3. 3.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) new shoes (c) jump in
5. 5.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
6. 6.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
7. 7.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
8. 8.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
9. 9.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
10. 10.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
11. 11.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
12. 12.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
13. 13.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) my book (c) go home
15. 15.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) my bag (c) see you
18. 18.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
19. 19.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
20. 20.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
21. 21.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) what about (c) blue car
23. 23.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
24. 24.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
26. 26.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
27. 27.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
31. 31.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
32. 32.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
33. 33.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) stand up (c) the dog
37. 37.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
38. 38.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
39. 39.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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