Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 357 · 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: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
4. 4.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
5. 5.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
6. 6.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
8. 8.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) kind of
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) hold on (c) so big
12. 12.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
15. 15.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) pick it up (c) new shoes
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) stand up
21. 21.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
22. 22.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
23. 23.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
25. 25.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
26. 26.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
27. 27.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) see you (c) an hour
32. 32.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
33. 33.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
34. 34.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
35. 35.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
36. 36.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
37. 37.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
39. 39.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
40. 40.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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