Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 921 · 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 “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
2. 2.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
3. 3.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
4. 4.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) three trees (c) turn off
6. 6.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
7. 7.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) lots of (c) three trees
9. 9.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) see you (c) half an apple
11. 11.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
12. 12.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
14. 14.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
15. 15.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
16. 16.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
17. 17.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
18. 18.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
19. 19.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
21. 21.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an egg (c) see you
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) my bag (c) three trees
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) blue car (c) this is
26. 26.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
27. 27.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
28. 28.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
30. 30.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) find out
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) so big (c) see you
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
35. 35.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) kind of (c) new shoes
37. 37.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) give up
39. 39.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
40. 40.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is

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