Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 393 · 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 “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
2. 2.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
4. 4.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
5. 5.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
6. 6.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
7. 7.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
8. 8.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
9. 9.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
10. 10.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
11. 11.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) my book (c) go home
17. 17.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
18. 18.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
19. 19.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) so big (c) go home
21. 21.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
22. 22.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
23. 23.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
24. 24.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) blue car (c) go home
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) jump in
29. 29.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
30. 30.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) two cats (c) go home
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) this is
35. 35.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) give up (c) two cats
37. 37.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
38. 38.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
39. 39.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
40. 40.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on

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