Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 551 · 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.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) the dog (c) see you
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) clean it (c) three trees
5. 5.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
10. 10.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
11. 11.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) two cats (c) my book
15. 15.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
16. 16.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
17. 17.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
18. 18.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) an hour (c) the dog
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
21. 21.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
23. 23.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
24. 24.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) cut it out
27. 27.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
29. 29.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
30. 30.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
31. 31.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
32. 32.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) new shoes (c) see you
36. 36.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
37. 37.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
38. 38.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
39. 39.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
40. 40.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it

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