Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 259 · 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 “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
2. 2.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
3. 3.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
4. 4.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
5. 5.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) my bag (c) go home
9. 9.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) three trees (c) see you
11. 11.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
12. 12.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
13. 13.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” 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) tea time (b) new shoes (c) fill in
17. 17.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
18. 18.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” 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) my book (b) go home (c) jump in
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) pick it up (c) see you
22. 22.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
23. 23.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
24. 24.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
25. 25.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
26. 26.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
29. 29.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) kind of
31. 31.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) wake up (c) so big
33. 33.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) three trees (c) pass it
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) so big (c) go home
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) an orange
37. 37.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
38. 38.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) an hour
40. 40.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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