Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 877 · 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 “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
3. 3.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) my bag (c) see you
5. 5.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) the dog (c) see you
7. 7.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) pass it
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) get up (c) my book
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) my bag (c) so big
11. 11.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
12. 12.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
13. 13.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
16. 16.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) take it (c) so big
18. 18.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
19. 19.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
20. 20.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) put on
24. 24.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) sit up (c) blue car
26. 26.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
27. 27.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
29. 29.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
30. 30.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
31. 31.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
33. 33.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) cut it out (c) you know
35. 35.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
37. 37.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
38. 38.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
39. 39.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
40. 40.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on

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