Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 388 · 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 “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
2. 2.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
4. 4.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) new shoes (c) three trees
7. 7.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
8. 8.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) pass it
10. 10.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
11. 11.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) kind of (c) my bag
14. 14.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) what about (c) you know
16. 16.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
17. 17.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
18. 18.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) two cats (c) tea time
20. 20.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
22. 22.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
23. 23.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
24. 24.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
25. 25.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) three trees (c) cut it out
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) turn off
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) three trees (c) go home
29. 29.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) my bag (c) go home
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) give up (c) so big
32. 32.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) this is (c) my bag
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) look at (c) tea time
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) wake up
38. 38.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
39. 39.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
40. 40.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour

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