Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 585 · 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 “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
2. 2.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) sit up (c) go home
5. 5.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
6. 6.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
7. 7.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
8. 8.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
9. 9.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
12. 12.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
13. 13.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) new shoes (c) the dog
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) so big (c) what about
18. 18.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
19. 19.Which little sound joins “two eggs” 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) pick it up (b) so big (c) the dog
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) fill in
22. 22.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) tea time (c) three trees
27. 27.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) pass it (c) the dog
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
32. 32.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
33. 33.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
34. 34.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my bag (c) take it
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) jump in
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) stand up
38. 38.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
39. 39.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
40. 40.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on

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