Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 936 · 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 to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
2. 2.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
4. 4.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
7. 7.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
8. 8.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
9. 9.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
10. 10.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) new shoes (c) you know
12. 12.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) turn off (c) blue car
14. 14.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) clean it (c) the dog
16. 16.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
17. 17.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
19. 19.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
20. 20.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) find out (c) tea time
23. 23.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) see you (c) my book
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
28. 28.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
29. 29.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
30. 30.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
31. 31.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) so big (c) an hour
35. 35.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) the dog (c) put on
38. 38.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
39. 39.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
40. 40.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple

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