Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 613 · 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.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
2. 2.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
3. 3.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) look out (c) new shoes
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) go home (c) turn off
7. 7.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
8. 8.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
10. 10.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) look at
12. 12.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
13. 13.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
14. 14.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) come in
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
18. 18.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
19. 19.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) kind of (c) my book
21. 21.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
22. 22.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) pick it up (c) you know
25. 25.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
26. 26.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
27. 27.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
30. 30.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) give up (c) go home
32. 32.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
33. 33.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) new shoes (c) sit up
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) blue car (c) go home
38. 38.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
39. 39.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup

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