Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 94 · 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) pu-ton (b) put | on
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
4. 4.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) put on (c) three trees
6. 6.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) you know (c) look at
8. 8.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
10. 10.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
15. 15.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) see you (c) three trees
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) an orange
19. 19.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
20. 20.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) jump in (c) you know
22. 22.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
23. 23.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
24. 24.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) look out
26. 26.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
27. 27.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
28. 28.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
31. 31.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) two cats (c) take it
33. 33.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
34. 34.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
36. 36.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) cut it out (c) two cats
39. 39.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
40. 40.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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