Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 790 · 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 “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) pick it up
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) stand up (c) so big
4. 4.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
5. 5.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) hold on (c) my bag
7. 7.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an orange (c) my book
13. 13.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
14. 14.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) an idea
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) find out
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
19. 19.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
22. 22.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
23. 23.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
24. 24.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
27. 27.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
30. 30.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
31. 31.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
34. 34.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) go home (c) so big
36. 36.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
37. 37.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
38. 38.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
39. 39.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) wake up (c) tea time

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