Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 907 · 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 “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
4. 4.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
5. 5.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
6. 6.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
9. 9.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
10. 10.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
11. 11.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
12. 12.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) fill in
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
15. 15.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
16. 16.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
17. 17.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
18. 18.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
19. 19.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) two cats (c) go home
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) three trees (c) the dog
25. 25.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) hold on (c) three trees
27. 27.Which little sound joins “we are” 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) see you (b) new shoes (c) take it
29. 29.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
30. 30.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
31. 31.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
32. 32.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
34. 34.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my bag (c) half an apple
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) clean it (c) my book
37. 37.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
38. 38.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
39. 39.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
40. 40.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of

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