Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 843 · 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 “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
2. 2.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
3. 3.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) three trees (c) look at
5. 5.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
6. 6.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
7. 7.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) two cats (c) pass it
10. 10.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) put on (c) go home
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an orange (c) my book
13. 13.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
14. 14.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) new shoes (c) give up
18. 18.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
19. 19.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
20. 20.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) kind of (c) blue car
23. 23.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) jump in (c) my book
25. 25.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
26. 26.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
28. 28.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) pick it up
30. 30.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) go home (c) turn off
32. 32.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) come in (c) blue car
34. 34.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) find out (c) blue car
37. 37.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) blue car (c) my bag
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) wake up (c) my book
40. 40.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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