Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 104 · 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 “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) jump in (c) my book
3. 3.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
6. 6.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
7. 7.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
10. 10.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) go home (c) you know
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) this is (c) my bag
13. 13.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
17. 17.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
19. 19.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
20. 20.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
21. 21.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
22. 22.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
23. 23.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
24. 24.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) lots of (c) my book
26. 26.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
27. 27.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) give up
29. 29.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) you know (c) clean it
31. 31.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) my book (c) the dog
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
35. 35.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
37. 37.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
38. 38.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
39. 39.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
40. 40.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up

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