Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 115 · 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.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
2. 2.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
3. 3.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
4. 4.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) the dog (c) you know
6. 6.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) my book (c) new shoes
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) take it
10. 10.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
11. 11.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
13. 13.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
14. 14.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
15. 15.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
16. 16.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
19. 19.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
20. 20.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
21. 21.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
22. 22.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
23. 23.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
24. 24.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
25. 25.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
26. 26.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
27. 27.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
28. 28.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) see you (c) new shoes
30. 30.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
31. 31.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) hold on (c) three trees
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) this is (c) the dog
36. 36.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
39. 39.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) come in (c) so big

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