Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 677 · 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 “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
2. 2.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
3. 3.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) see you (c) tea time
5. 5.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
6. 6.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
7. 7.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
8. 8.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
9. 9.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) three trees (c) hold on
11. 11.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
13. 13.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
14. 14.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
18. 18.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
19. 19.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
20. 20.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
21. 21.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
22. 22.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
23. 23.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
24. 24.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) so big (c) blue car
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) my book (c) pass it
27. 27.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
29. 29.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
30. 30.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
31. 31.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
32. 32.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
34. 34.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
35. 35.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
36. 36.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) so big (c) an egg
38. 38.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
39. 39.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
40. 40.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out

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