Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 16 · 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 “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
2. 2.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) blue car (c) the dog
4. 4.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my book (c) kind of
7. 7.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
8. 8.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
9. 9.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
10. 10.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
11. 11.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
12. 12.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
13. 13.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
15. 15.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
16. 16.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
17. 17.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
18. 18.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
19. 19.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) see you (c) so big
21. 21.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) clean it (c) blue car
25. 25.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
26. 26.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
33. 33.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) this is
35. 35.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
36. 36.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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