Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 616 · 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 “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an hour (c) so big
4. 4.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) see you (c) my bag
6. 6.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
8. 8.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
9. 9.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
10. 10.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) two cats (c) go home
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
15. 15.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
18. 18.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) you know (c) lots of
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) hold on (c) go home
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my book (c) put on
22. 22.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
23. 23.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
24. 24.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
27. 27.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
28. 28.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
30. 30.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) two cats (c) pass it
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) three trees (c) tea time
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Which little sound joins “three eggs” 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.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
38. 38.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
39. 39.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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