Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 952 · 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 “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) an egg
3. 3.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) put on (c) the dog
5. 5.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
6. 6.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) this is (c) go home
8. 8.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
9. 9.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) what about (c) tea time
12. 12.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
13. 13.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
14. 14.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
15. 15.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
16. 16.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
17. 17.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
18. 18.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
19. 19.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
20. 20.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
21. 21.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
22. 22.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
24. 24.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an idea (c) three trees
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) wake up (c) three trees
34. 34.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
35. 35.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
37. 37.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
38. 38.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
39. 39.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
40. 40.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton

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