Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 188 · 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 “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
2. 2.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
3. 3.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
4. 4.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
5. 5.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
6. 6.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
7. 7.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
8. 8.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
9. 9.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
11. 11.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
14. 14.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
15. 15.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) blue car (c) sit up
17. 17.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
18. 18.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
19. 19.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
20. 20.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
21. 21.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
22. 22.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
23. 23.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
26. 26.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
27. 27.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
29. 29.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
31. 31.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
32. 32.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) you know (c) take it
34. 34.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) stand up (c) go home
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
40. 40.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit

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