Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 615 · 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 “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) three trees (c) what about
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) see you (c) tea time
4. 4.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) tea time (c) blue car
7. 7.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
8. 8.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
9. 9.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
10. 10.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
11. 11.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
13. 13.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) the dog (c) cut it out
16. 16.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
17. 17.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
18. 18.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
19. 19.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
20. 20.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
21. 21.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
22. 22.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
23. 23.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) so big (c) the dog
25. 25.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) you know (c) an hour
27. 27.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
28. 28.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
29. 29.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
33. 33.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
34. 34.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
35. 35.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) you know (c) fill in
37. 37.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) half an apple
40. 40.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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