Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 915 · 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 “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
2. 2.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
4. 4.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
5. 5.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) go home (c) so big
7. 7.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
8. 8.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
10. 10.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
11. 11.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
14. 14.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
15. 15.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an orange (c) so big
17. 17.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
18. 18.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
20. 20.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
23. 23.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) wake up (c) see you
25. 25.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
26. 26.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) come in (c) three trees
31. 31.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
32. 32.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) blue car (c) cut it out
34. 34.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
35. 35.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
36. 36.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) blue car (c) so big
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) go home (c) blue car
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) look at
40. 40.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin

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