Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 961 · 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 “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
2. 2.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
3. 3.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) look out (c) so big
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
7. 7.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
8. 8.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
9. 9.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) hold on (c) you know
11. 11.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) pass it (c) two cats
13. 13.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) tea time (c) cut it out
15. 15.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) my book (c) see you
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
19. 19.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
20. 20.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
21. 21.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) clean it (c) go home
24. 24.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) turn off
26. 26.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) half an apple (c) my bag
28. 28.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
29. 29.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) stand up
31. 31.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
32. 32.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
33. 33.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
34. 34.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) pick it up (c) so big
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) three trees (c) get up
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) kind of (c) see you

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