Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 165 · 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 “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
2. 2.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
5. 5.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
6. 6.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
7. 7.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
8. 8.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
9. 9.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
10. 10.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
11. 11.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
13. 13.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
14. 14.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
15. 15.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
17. 17.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
20. 20.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
21. 21.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
22. 22.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
23. 23.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) cut it out (c) so big
25. 25.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
26. 26.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
27. 27.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (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) sit up (c) new shoes
29. 29.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
30. 30.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
31. 31.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) get up (c) see you
33. 33.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
34. 34.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
35. 35.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
36. 36.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
37. 37.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
38. 38.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) the dog (c) an orange
40. 40.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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