Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 808 · 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 “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
3. 3.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
6. 6.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my bag (c) pass it
8. 8.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
9. 9.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
10. 10.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
11. 11.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) sit up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my book (c) put on
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) go home (c) my book
15. 15.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
16. 16.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
17. 17.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
18. 18.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
20. 20.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
21. 21.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
22. 22.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
23. 23.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
24. 24.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
25. 25.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
28. 28.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) you know (c) the dog
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an orange (c) my bag
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) so big (c) an hour
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) an egg
35. 35.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
36. 36.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) turn off (c) blue car
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) lots of (c) the dog
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in

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