Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 973 · 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.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) kind of
3. 3.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
4. 4.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
6. 6.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) the dog (c) see you
9. 9.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
12. 12.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
13. 13.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
18. 18.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) cut it out (c) two cats
20. 20.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) so big (c) three trees
22. 22.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
23. 23.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) tea time (c) this is
26. 26.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) find out
30. 30.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) tea time (c) new shoes
32. 32.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
33. 33.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
34. 34.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
35. 35.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
36. 36.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) turn off (c) you know
38. 38.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) hold on
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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