Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 876 · 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.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
4. 4.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
5. 5.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
7. 7.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) pass it
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my bag (c) wake up
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) look at
13. 13.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
15. 15.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
17. 17.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
18. 18.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
19. 19.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
20. 20.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
21. 21.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
22. 22.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
25. 25.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
29. 29.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
30. 30.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) go home (c) an idea
32. 32.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
33. 33.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
34. 34.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
37. 37.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
38. 38.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
39. 39.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
40. 40.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at

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