Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 811 · 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 “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
2. 2.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
3. 3.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
4. 4.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) the dog (c) my bag
6. 6.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
7. 7.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
8. 8.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
10. 10.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
11. 11.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
12. 12.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
13. 13.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
14. 14.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
15. 15.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
16. 16.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
17. 17.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
18. 18.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
21. 21.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) put on (c) three trees
24. 24.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
27. 27.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) turn off
29. 29.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
30. 30.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) give up (c) see you
34. 34.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
35. 35.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) two cats (c) see you
38. 38.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) my book (c) new shoes
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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