Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 204 · 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 “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
2. 2.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
3. 3.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
4. 4.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
5. 5.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
6. 6.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
7. 7.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
8. 8.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
9. 9.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
10. 10.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
11. 11.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) the dog (c) blue car
13. 13.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
14. 14.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
15. 15.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) three trees (c) so big
17. 17.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
19. 19.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
20. 20.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) turn off
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) an hour
23. 23.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
24. 24.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
25. 25.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) the dog (c) three trees
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) this is (c) new shoes
28. 28.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
29. 29.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
30. 30.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
31. 31.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
32. 32.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
33. 33.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) tea time (c) kind of
36. 36.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
37. 37.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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