Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 620 · 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 “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
2. 2.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
3. 3.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) so big (c) you know
5. 5.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) this is (c) so big
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
9. 9.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
10. 10.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
11. 11.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
12. 12.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) turn off (c) three trees
14. 14.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
16. 16.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
17. 17.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
18. 18.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) new shoes (c) take it
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) lots of
21. 21.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
22. 22.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
25. 25.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) look out (c) the dog
27. 27.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) you know (c) so big
29. 29.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
32. 32.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
33. 33.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
34. 34.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an orange (c) go home
36. 36.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
37. 37.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
38. 38.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
39. 39.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) so big (c) fill in

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