Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 706 · 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) clean | it (b) clea-nit
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) two cats (c) this is
3. 3.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) see you (c) hold on
5. 5.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
6. 6.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
7. 7.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
8. 8.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
11. 11.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
14. 14.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
15. 15.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
16. 16.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) the dog (c) new shoes
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) sit up (c) you know
19. 19.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
20. 20.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) cut it out
22. 22.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
23. 23.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
24. 24.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
27. 27.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
28. 28.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
29. 29.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
31. 31.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
32. 32.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
33. 33.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
34. 34.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) kind of
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) two cats (c) so big
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) give up (c) blue car
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) my bag (c) two cats

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