Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 444 · 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 “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
2. 2.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
4. 4.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
6. 6.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
7. 7.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) you know (c) see you
9. 9.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
10. 10.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) hold on (c) you know
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
17. 17.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
18. 18.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
19. 19.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
22. 22.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
24. 24.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
25. 25.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
26. 26.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
27. 27.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) so big (c) my bag
29. 29.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
30. 30.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
33. 33.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
34. 34.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
35. 35.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) two cats (c) my book
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) clean it (c) two cats
39. 39.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
40. 40.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in

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