Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 331 · 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 “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my bag (c) jump in
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) you know (c) this is
4. 4.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
5. 5.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
6. 6.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
7. 7.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
8. 8.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
9. 9.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
10. 10.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) look at (c) my bag
12. 12.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an egg (c) go home
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) my book (c) blue car
15. 15.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
16. 16.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) three trees (c) blue car
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) the dog (c) fill in
19. 19.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
20. 20.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
21. 21.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) what about (c) three trees
23. 23.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) two cats (c) three trees
25. 25.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
26. 26.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
27. 27.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
28. 28.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
29. 29.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
31. 31.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) blue car (c) so big
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
34. 34.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
35. 35.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) take it (c) my book
37. 37.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
40. 40.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff

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