Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 696 · 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: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) get up (c) the dog
3. 3.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
4. 4.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
5. 5.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
6. 6.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
7. 7.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
8. 8.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
9. 9.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) new shoes (c) my book
11. 11.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
12. 12.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
14. 14.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) come in (c) new shoes
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) hold on (c) new shoes
17. 17.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” 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) an orange (b) see you (c) blue car
20. 20.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) wake up
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) three trees (c) blue car
23. 23.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
24. 24.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an idea (c) new shoes
27. 27.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) look at
30. 30.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
31. 31.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
32. 32.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
33. 33.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
34. 34.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look out (c) go home
36. 36.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
37. 37.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
38. 38.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) my bag (c) blue car
40. 40.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup

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