Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 854 · 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 “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
2. 2.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
3. 3.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
4. 4.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
5. 5.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
6. 6.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) blue car (c) see you
8. 8.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
10. 10.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
11. 11.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
12. 12.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
13. 13.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
14. 14.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) new shoes (c) three trees
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
19. 19.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
20. 20.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) stand up
22. 22.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
23. 23.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
24. 24.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
25. 25.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
26. 26.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
27. 27.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an hour (c) you know
29. 29.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
30. 30.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
32. 32.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
33. 33.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) put on
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
37. 37.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
38. 38.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
39. 39.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
40. 40.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout

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