Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 781 · 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 “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
2. 2.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
3. 3.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) go home (c) three trees
5. 5.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) blue car (c) two cats
7. 7.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
8. 8.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
10. 10.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
11. 11.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) cut it out
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) half an apple (c) go home
14. 14.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
16. 16.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) go home (c) you know
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
21. 21.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) new shoes (c) pass it
23. 23.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
24. 24.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
25. 25.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) fill in (c) so big
28. 28.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) jump in
30. 30.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) look at (c) you know
32. 32.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
33. 33.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
34. 34.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
36. 36.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
37. 37.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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