Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 86 · 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) get | up (b) ge-tup
2. 2.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
4. 4.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
5. 5.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
8. 8.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
9. 9.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
10. 10.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
11. 11.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
12. 12.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
14. 14.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
15. 15.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
16. 16.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) hold on
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
19. 19.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
20. 20.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
21. 21.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
23. 23.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) blue car (c) you know
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
28. 28.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
32. 32.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
33. 33.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) sit up (c) go home
35. 35.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) the dog (c) see you
39. 39.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis

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