Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 885 · 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 “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
2. 2.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
3. 3.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
4. 4.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
5. 5.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) three trees (c) two cats
7. 7.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look out (c) so big
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
10. 10.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
11. 11.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
13. 13.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) find out (c) so big
15. 15.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
16. 16.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
17. 17.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
18. 18.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
19. 19.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
22. 22.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
23. 23.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) tea time (c) go home
26. 26.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
27. 27.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
28. 28.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
30. 30.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) clean it
32. 32.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
33. 33.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
34. 34.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
35. 35.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) see you (c) the dog
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) see you (c) get up
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) half an apple (c) the dog

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