Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 858 · 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 “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
2. 2.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
3. 3.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) turn off
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
7. 7.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” 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) you know (b) an orange (c) new shoes
10. 10.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
11. 11.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
13. 13.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
14. 14.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
15. 15.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
18. 18.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) so big (c) three trees
22. 22.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an hour (c) you know
24. 24.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
27. 27.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
28. 28.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
29. 29.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) you know (c) new shoes
31. 31.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
32. 32.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
34. 34.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
35. 35.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
36. 36.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
39. 39.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
40. 40.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout

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