Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 945 · 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 “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) blue car (c) new shoes
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
4. 4.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
5. 5.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
6. 6.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
7. 7.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
8. 8.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
9. 9.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) wake up (c) so big
11. 11.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
12. 12.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
13. 13.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
14. 14.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) tea time (c) you know
16. 16.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) turn off (c) so big
19. 19.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
20. 20.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
21. 21.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
22. 22.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
23. 23.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
24. 24.Which little sound joins “two eggs” 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) you know (b) stand up (c) the dog
26. 26.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
27. 27.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
28. 28.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
29. 29.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
30. 30.Which little sound joins “so easy” 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) sit up (c) my bag
32. 32.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) see you (c) tea time
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) give up
35. 35.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) see you (c) take it
37. 37.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
38. 38.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
40. 40.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up

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