Linking Sounds Worksheet

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

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