Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 143 · 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 “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
2. 2.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
3. 3.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an orange (c) blue car
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
9. 9.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) so big (c) wake up
12. 12.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
13. 13.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
14. 14.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
15. 15.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
16. 16.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
17. 17.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
19. 19.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
20. 20.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
21. 21.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
22. 22.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
23. 23.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
24. 24.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
27. 27.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) tea time (c) look out
30. 30.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
31. 31.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
32. 32.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) two cats (c) go home
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) two cats (c) my bag
36. 36.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) go home (c) give up
38. 38.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) take it
40. 40.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup

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