Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 137 · 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 “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
2. 2.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
3. 3.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
4. 4.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
6. 6.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) turn off
9. 9.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
10. 10.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) see you (c) take it
12. 12.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
13. 13.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
14. 14.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
15. 15.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
16. 16.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
17. 17.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
18. 18.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
19. 19.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
20. 20.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
21. 21.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
22. 22.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
23. 23.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
25. 25.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
30. 30.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) this is
33. 33.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) blue car (c) new shoes
35. 35.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
36. 36.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
37. 37.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) fill in (c) blue car
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) an orange
40. 40.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof

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