Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 747 · 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 “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
2. 2.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
7. 7.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
8. 8.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
9. 9.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
10. 10.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
11. 11.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) look out
13. 13.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
15. 15.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
16. 16.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
17. 17.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
18. 18.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
19. 19.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
20. 20.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
21. 21.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) pass it (c) go home
23. 23.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
24. 24.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
25. 25.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
26. 26.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
27. 27.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) see you (c) jump in
29. 29.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
30. 30.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
31. 31.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
32. 32.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
34. 34.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
35. 35.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
36. 36.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) you know (c) what about
38. 38.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
39. 39.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg

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