Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 640 · 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.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) three trees (c) an idea
4. 4.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
5. 5.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
6. 6.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
7. 7.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) clean it
9. 9.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
10. 10.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) see you (c) come in
14. 14.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
16. 16.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my bag (c) an orange
18. 18.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) see you (c) my bag
21. 21.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
22. 22.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
23. 23.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) my book (c) get up
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) you know (c) new shoes
27. 27.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
28. 28.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
29. 29.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
31. 31.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
32. 32.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
34. 34.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
35. 35.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) blue car (c) three trees
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
39. 39.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) two cats (c) my book

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