Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 970 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) tea time (c) an hour
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
3. 3.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
4. 4.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
5. 5.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) see you (c) you know
7. 7.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
8. 8.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) blue car (c) new shoes
10. 10.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
11. 11.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
13. 13.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
14. 14.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
15. 15.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
16. 16.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
17. 17.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
20. 20.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
21. 21.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
22. 22.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
23. 23.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) go home (c) jump in
28. 28.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
29. 29.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) my book (c) three trees
34. 34.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) two cats (c) so big
36. 36.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
37. 37.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
40. 40.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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