Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 105 · 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 “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
2. 2.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
3. 3.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) three trees (c) go home
9. 9.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
14. 14.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
15. 15.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) lots of (c) so big
17. 17.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
18. 18.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
19. 19.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
20. 20.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
23. 23.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) the dog (c) this is
25. 25.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) so big (c) blue car
27. 27.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
31. 31.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
32. 32.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
33. 33.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) you know (c) see you
35. 35.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) two cats (c) three trees
37. 37.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
38. 38.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
39. 39.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
40. 40.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea

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