Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 556 · 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.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
5. 5.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
6. 6.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
7. 7.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
8. 8.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
9. 9.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
10. 10.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
11. 11.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
12. 12.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
13. 13.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) jump in (c) the dog
15. 15.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) clean it
17. 17.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
18. 18.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) come in (c) blue car
21. 21.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) my bag (c) go home
23. 23.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) stand up (c) you know
25. 25.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
26. 26.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
27. 27.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) you know (c) tea time
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) put on (c) the dog
30. 30.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
31. 31.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
32. 32.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
33. 33.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) this is (c) the dog
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) look at
36. 36.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
37. 37.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
38. 38.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) wake up

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