Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 443 · 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 to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
2. 2.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) stand up (c) new shoes
4. 4.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) cut it out
6. 6.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
7. 7.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
8. 8.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) look at (c) blue car
10. 10.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
12. 12.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) so big (c) the dog
15. 15.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
16. 16.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
19. 19.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
20. 20.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) pick it up (c) the dog
23. 23.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
24. 24.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
27. 27.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
28. 28.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
29. 29.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
32. 32.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
33. 33.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
35. 35.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) see you (c) half an apple
37. 37.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
40. 40.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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