Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 325 · 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 “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
2. 2.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
3. 3.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
4. 4.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
6. 6.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
7. 7.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
9. 9.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
10. 10.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
13. 13.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
14. 14.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) so big (c) tea time
16. 16.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
17. 17.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
18. 18.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) wake up
20. 20.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
21. 21.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
22. 22.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
23. 23.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
25. 25.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
26. 26.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” 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) cut it out (b) so big (c) my book
29. 29.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
30. 30.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
31. 31.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
32. 32.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) come in (c) new shoes
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
38. 38.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) three trees (c) an orange
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) three trees (c) tea time

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