Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 869 · 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 “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) you know (c) tea time
4. 4.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
5. 5.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
8. 8.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
10. 10.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
11. 11.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
12. 12.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) go home (c) new shoes
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
16. 16.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
17. 17.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) blue car (c) this is
19. 19.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
20. 20.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
21. 21.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
22. 22.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) two cats (c) my book
24. 24.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
25. 25.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) give up (c) my bag
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) kind of (c) see you
29. 29.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) fill in
34. 34.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
35. 35.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
38. 38.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) new shoes (c) an egg
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) see you (c) so big

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