Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 949 · 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 “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
3. 3.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) come in (c) you know
5. 5.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) go home (c) three trees
7. 7.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
8. 8.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
9. 9.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
10. 10.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
11. 11.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) the dog (c) look at
14. 14.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
15. 15.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
16. 16.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
17. 17.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
18. 18.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
19. 19.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
22. 22.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
23. 23.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
24. 24.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
26. 26.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
27. 27.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
28. 28.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
29. 29.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
30. 30.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) my bag (c) my book
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) tea time (c) my book
33. 33.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
34. 34.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
36. 36.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) go home (c) see you
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don

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