Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 855 · 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 “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) kind of
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) stand up (c) my book
5. 5.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) hold on
7. 7.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) new shoes (c) two cats
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) jump in (c) so big
12. 12.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
13. 13.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
16. 16.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
17. 17.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
18. 18.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) the dog (c) new shoes
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) my book (c) blue car
24. 24.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
25. 25.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
26. 26.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
27. 27.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
28. 28.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
31. 31.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) blue car (c) you know
33. 33.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
34. 34.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
35. 35.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) blue car (c) see you
40. 40.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of

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