Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 91 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) new shoes (c) see you
2. 2.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) my bag (c) blue car
5. 5.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) turn off
7. 7.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
10. 10.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) fill in (c) my book
12. 12.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
14. 14.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
15. 15.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
16. 16.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
18. 18.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
20. 20.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
21. 21.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
22. 22.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
23. 23.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) three trees (c) an egg
25. 25.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
26. 26.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) look at
28. 28.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
29. 29.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
30. 30.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
31. 31.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
32. 32.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
33. 33.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
34. 34.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
35. 35.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) clean it
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is

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