Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 176 · 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 “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
2. 2.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) see you (c) so big
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) take it
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
12. 12.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) jump in (c) see you
16. 16.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) new shoes (c) two cats
18. 18.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) an hour
21. 21.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
24. 24.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
25. 25.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
26. 26.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
27. 27.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) hold on
29. 29.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
30. 30.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) pass it (c) new shoes
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) clean it (c) go home
33. 33.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
34. 34.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
35. 35.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
36. 36.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
37. 37.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
38. 38.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
39. 39.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
40. 40.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at

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