Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 158 · 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 “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) find out (c) so big
3. 3.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
4. 4.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
6. 6.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
7. 7.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
8. 8.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
9. 9.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
12. 12.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) you know (c) hold on
17. 17.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
18. 18.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
19. 19.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) two cats (c) new shoes
21. 21.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
22. 22.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) look at (c) go home
24. 24.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
25. 25.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) get up (c) my book
27. 27.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
28. 28.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
29. 29.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
30. 30.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) tea time (c) lots of
32. 32.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
33. 33.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
34. 34.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
35. 35.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
36. 36.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) pick it up (c) my bag
39. 39.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
40. 40.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff

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