Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 343 · 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 “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
3. 3.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
4. 4.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
5. 5.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
6. 6.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
7. 7.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) this is
12. 12.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
13. 13.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
14. 14.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) the dog (c) tea time
16. 16.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
17. 17.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
20. 20.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
21. 21.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
22. 22.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
23. 23.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
24. 24.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
26. 26.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) the dog (c) three trees
30. 30.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) three trees (c) stand up
32. 32.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
33. 33.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
34. 34.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
35. 35.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
36. 36.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) look at (c) so big
39. 39.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
40. 40.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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