Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 452 · 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 “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
2. 2.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
3. 3.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
4. 4.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) three trees (c) the dog
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) go home (c) turn off
7. 7.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
9. 9.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
10. 10.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
12. 12.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
14. 14.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
15. 15.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) the dog (c) clean it
17. 17.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
18. 18.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
19. 19.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) get up (c) the dog
23. 23.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
25. 25.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
27. 27.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
28. 28.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
33. 33.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) hold on (c) blue car
35. 35.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
36. 36.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
37. 37.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
38. 38.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up

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