Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 755 · 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 “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
2. 2.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
3. 3.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
7. 7.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
8. 8.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
9. 9.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
10. 10.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
11. 11.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
12. 12.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
13. 13.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
14. 14.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) fill in (c) my bag
16. 16.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
17. 17.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) blue car (c) go home
19. 19.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
23. 23.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) my bag (c) you know
26. 26.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
27. 27.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
29. 29.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
30. 30.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) go home (c) so big
32. 32.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) sit up
34. 34.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
35. 35.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
36. 36.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
37. 37.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
38. 38.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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