Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 651 · 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 “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
2. 2.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) get up (c) three trees
4. 4.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) so big (c) the dog
6. 6.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
7. 7.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
8. 8.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) the dog (c) put on
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
13. 13.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
14. 14.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
15. 15.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
16. 16.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
17. 17.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
18. 18.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
19. 19.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
20. 20.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
21. 21.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
22. 22.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
23. 23.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
25. 25.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
26. 26.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
27. 27.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
28. 28.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
29. 29.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
31. 31.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) an orange
35. 35.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) the dog (c) tea time
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange

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