Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 519 · 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 “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
2. 2.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
5. 5.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) go home (c) new shoes
7. 7.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
8. 8.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
9. 9.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
10. 10.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
12. 12.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
13. 13.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) new shoes (c) sit up
15. 15.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
16. 16.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
17. 17.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
19. 19.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
20. 20.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
21. 21.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) clean it
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) jump in (c) see you
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) come in (c) my bag
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) half an apple (c) tea time
32. 32.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) an idea
34. 34.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
35. 35.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
36. 36.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
37. 37.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
38. 38.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
39. 39.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) pick it up

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