Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 804 · 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 “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
2. 2.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
4. 4.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) pick it up
6. 6.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
7. 7.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
8. 8.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
9. 9.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
10. 10.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
12. 12.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
13. 13.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) go home (c) my bag
15. 15.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
16. 16.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) see you (c) the dog
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) blue car (c) the dog
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) come in (c) three trees
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) find out
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) take it
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) put on
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) jump in
24. 24.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
25. 25.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
26. 26.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
27. 27.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
28. 28.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
29. 29.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
30. 30.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
31. 31.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
32. 32.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) go home (c) three trees
34. 34.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
36. 36.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) new shoes (c) my book
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
40. 40.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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