Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 327 · 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.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
4. 4.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
6. 6.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) go home (c) you know
11. 11.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) two cats (c) see you
13. 13.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
16. 16.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
17. 17.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) give up
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
21. 21.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
22. 22.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
23. 23.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) put on (c) my book
26. 26.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
30. 30.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) wake up
32. 32.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
33. 33.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
34. 34.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
35. 35.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
36. 36.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
37. 37.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
40. 40.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in

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