Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 933 · 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.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
5. 5.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) look at
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
8. 8.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) so big (c) three trees
10. 10.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
11. 11.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
13. 13.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
16. 16.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
17. 17.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) kind of (c) so big
21. 21.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
22. 22.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) come in (c) my book
24. 24.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) stand up
26. 26.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
27. 27.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
28. 28.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
29. 29.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) pass it (c) you know
31. 31.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) go home (c) my book
33. 33.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
34. 34.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) pick it up (c) the dog
38. 38.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
39. 39.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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