Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 648 · 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 “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
2. 2.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
3. 3.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) go home (c) blue car
5. 5.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
6. 6.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) take it
8. 8.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) my book (c) the dog
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) blue car (c) my bag
12. 12.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
13. 13.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
16. 16.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
17. 17.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
18. 18.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
19. 19.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
22. 22.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) stand up
24. 24.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) pass it
27. 27.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) tea time (c) clean it
29. 29.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
30. 30.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) wake up
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) kind of (c) my book
33. 33.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
34. 34.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
35. 35.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
38. 38.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
39. 39.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) look at

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