Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 955 · 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 “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
2. 2.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
3. 3.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
4. 4.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
5. 5.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
6. 6.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) sit up
8. 8.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) find out
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
13. 13.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an orange (c) tea time
15. 15.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
18. 18.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
19. 19.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
20. 20.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
21. 21.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
22. 22.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
24. 24.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
25. 25.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) go home (c) an egg
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) two cats (c) my bag
28. 28.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) turn off
30. 30.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
31. 31.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
32. 32.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
33. 33.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
34. 34.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
37. 37.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
38. 38.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out

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