Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 631 · 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 “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
4. 4.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
5. 5.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
6. 6.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
7. 7.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
8. 8.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) you know (c) the dog
11. 11.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) see you (c) take it
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
15. 15.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
16. 16.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
17. 17.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) go home (c) put on
20. 20.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
21. 21.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) half an apple (c) two cats
23. 23.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
24. 24.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
25. 25.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
27. 27.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
28. 28.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) pass it (c) the dog
30. 30.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
31. 31.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
32. 32.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) see you (c) two cats
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
37. 37.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
38. 38.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
40. 40.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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