Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 668 · 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.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
2. 2.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
3. 3.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
5. 5.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
6. 6.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
7. 7.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
10. 10.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
11. 11.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
12. 12.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
13. 13.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
14. 14.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) look at
17. 17.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) an hour
20. 20.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) you know (c) see you
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) you know (c) go home
23. 23.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) two cats (c) pick it up
25. 25.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
26. 26.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
27. 27.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) you know (c) my book
29. 29.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
30. 30.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
31. 31.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
33. 33.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
34. 34.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
35. 35.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my bag (c) put on
39. 39.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
40. 40.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin

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