Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 534 · 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 “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
4. 4.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
5. 5.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
6. 6.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
9. 9.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
10. 10.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) get up
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) cut it out (c) see you
13. 13.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
15. 15.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) so big (c) find out
21. 21.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
22. 22.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
23. 23.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) hold on (c) go home
26. 26.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) so big (c) blue car
28. 28.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
29. 29.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
31. 31.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) look out (c) so big
33. 33.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
34. 34.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) two cats (c) turn off
36. 36.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
37. 37.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) an egg

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