Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 868 · 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 “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
7. 7.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) clean it (c) new shoes
9. 9.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
12. 12.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
13. 13.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
14. 14.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) blue car (c) half an apple
16. 16.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
17. 17.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) what about (c) my book
19. 19.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
20. 20.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
21. 21.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
22. 22.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
23. 23.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
24. 24.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
25. 25.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
26. 26.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
27. 27.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
28. 28.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
29. 29.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
31. 31.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look out (c) blue car
33. 33.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
34. 34.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
35. 35.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
36. 36.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) pick it up
38. 38.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) hold on (c) two cats
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) lots of

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