Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 938 · 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.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
2. 2.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
3. 3.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
4. 4.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
5. 5.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
7. 7.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) take it (c) the dog
9. 9.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) two cats (c) so big
11. 11.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
13. 13.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
14. 14.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
15. 15.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
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) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) hold on (c) so big
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
22. 22.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
23. 23.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) this is (c) three trees
25. 25.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
26. 26.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
27. 27.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
31. 31.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
32. 32.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
33. 33.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
35. 35.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
36. 36.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) see you (c) three trees
38. 38.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour

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