Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 953 · 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 “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) kind of
3. 3.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
4. 4.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) lots of
6. 6.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
7. 7.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
8. 8.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) blue car (c) two cats
11. 11.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) pass it (c) go home
15. 15.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) stand up
18. 18.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
19. 19.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
20. 20.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
23. 23.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
26. 26.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
27. 27.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
30. 30.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) you know (c) my bag
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) tea time (c) an idea
33. 33.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
34. 34.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
35. 35.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
37. 37.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) fill in (c) two cats

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