Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 972 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) half an apple (c) new shoes
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) two cats (c) find out
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) the dog (c) blue car
7. 7.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
8. 8.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
15. 15.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
16. 16.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
17. 17.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
18. 18.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
20. 20.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
21. 21.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
22. 22.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
23. 23.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
24. 24.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
25. 25.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
26. 26.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
27. 27.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) pick it up
29. 29.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) new shoes (c) take it
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
33. 33.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) get up
35. 35.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
38. 38.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
40. 40.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg

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