Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 758 · 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 to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) the dog (c) stand up
3. 3.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
4. 4.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
5. 5.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
6. 6.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
8. 8.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
9. 9.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
10. 10.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
11. 11.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
12. 12.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
13. 13.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
14. 14.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
15. 15.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
18. 18.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
19. 19.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) the dog (c) you know
21. 21.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
22. 22.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
23. 23.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
24. 24.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
28. 28.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) cut it out (c) see you
30. 30.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
31. 31.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
32. 32.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) go home (c) you know
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) an egg
35. 35.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
36. 36.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
38. 38.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) you know (c) see you
40. 40.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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