Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 704 · 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 “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
2. 2.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
3. 3.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
6. 6.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
7. 7.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
10. 10.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
11. 11.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
14. 14.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) look at (c) three trees
16. 16.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) pick it up
18. 18.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) my bag (c) you know
20. 20.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
21. 21.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
22. 22.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
24. 24.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
25. 25.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
26. 26.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) sit up (c) two cats
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) three trees (c) my book
30. 30.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) three trees (c) my book
32. 32.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
33. 33.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
34. 34.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
35. 35.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
37. 37.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
38. 38.Which little sound joins “do it” 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) blue car (c) the dog
40. 40.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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