Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 363 · 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 “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
4. 4.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
6. 6.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
7. 7.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
8. 8.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
9. 9.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
10. 10.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
11. 11.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
12. 12.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) you know (c) new shoes
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) what about (c) you know
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) two cats (c) my book
16. 16.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
17. 17.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
18. 18.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
19. 19.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
20. 20.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
21. 21.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
22. 22.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
23. 23.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
25. 25.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
26. 26.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
27. 27.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
28. 28.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
29. 29.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
30. 30.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) go home (c) the dog
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
36. 36.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) sit up (c) my book
38. 38.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
39. 39.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
40. 40.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup

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