Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 68 · 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 “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
3. 3.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
4. 4.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) take it (c) see you
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) new shoes (c) so big
7. 7.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
8. 8.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
9. 9.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) three trees (c) jump in
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
12. 12.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
13. 13.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
14. 14.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
15. 15.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
16. 16.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
17. 17.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) sit up (c) go home
20. 20.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
21. 21.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
22. 22.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
23. 23.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
26. 26.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
28. 28.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) two cats (c) new shoes
30. 30.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
31. 31.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
34. 34.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
35. 35.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) pick it up (c) new shoes
37. 37.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
38. 38.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
40. 40.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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