Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 403 · 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) cu-min (b) come | in
2. 2.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) my book (c) tea time
5. 5.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
6. 6.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
10. 10.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
11. 11.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
14. 14.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) see you (c) three trees
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) go home (c) see you
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my book (c) stand up
20. 20.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
21. 21.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
22. 22.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
23. 23.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
24. 24.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) come in
27. 27.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
28. 28.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
29. 29.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
30. 30.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
31. 31.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) pass it (c) the dog
33. 33.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) see you (c) turn off
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) give up (c) my bag
36. 36.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
37. 37.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
38. 38.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
39. 39.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
40. 40.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit

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