Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 989 · 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 orange
2. 2.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
3. 3.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
5. 5.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
7. 7.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
8. 8.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
9. 9.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
10. 10.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
11. 11.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) turn off
13. 13.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) half an apple (c) you know
17. 17.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) hold on (c) my book
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) three trees (c) an idea
20. 20.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
21. 21.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
22. 22.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
23. 23.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
24. 24.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
25. 25.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
26. 26.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
27. 27.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
28. 28.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
30. 30.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
31. 31.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
32. 32.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
33. 33.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
34. 34.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
35. 35.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) see you (c) pick it up
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) get up (c) tea time
38. 38.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) look at (c) see you
40. 40.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up

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