Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 992 · 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.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
2. 2.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) the dog (c) three trees
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) come in
5. 5.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) pick it up (c) the dog
10. 10.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) tea time (c) my bag
13. 13.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
14. 14.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
15. 15.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) go home (c) see you
17. 17.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
18. 18.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
19. 19.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
20. 20.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
21. 21.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) two cats (c) fill in
23. 23.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
24. 24.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
25. 25.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
26. 26.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
27. 27.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
28. 28.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) find out (c) blue car
30. 30.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
31. 31.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
32. 32.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
33. 33.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
34. 34.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
35. 35.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
36. 36.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
39. 39.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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