Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 800 · 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: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) what about
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
7. 7.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
8. 8.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
9. 9.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
10. 10.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
11. 11.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
12. 12.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
13. 13.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
14. 14.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
15. 15.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
16. 16.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) fill in (c) new shoes
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an egg (c) tea time
20. 20.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
21. 21.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
22. 22.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) you know (c) hold on
26. 26.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
27. 27.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
30. 30.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) put on (c) blue car
32. 32.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
35. 35.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
39. 39.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
40. 40.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat

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