Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 570 · 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 “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
3. 3.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
4. 4.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
5. 5.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) what about (c) the dog
8. 8.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) come in
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
16. 16.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) fill in (c) tea time
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) two cats (c) kind of
21. 21.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
22. 22.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) pick it up (c) blue car
24. 24.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
25. 25.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) turn off (c) you know
27. 27.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
28. 28.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
29. 29.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
30. 30.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
31. 31.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
35. 35.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) put on (c) tea time
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) get up (c) the dog
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) see you (c) give up
39. 39.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in

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