Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 174 · 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 “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
2. 2.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
3. 3.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
4. 4.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
5. 5.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
6. 6.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
9. 9.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) go home (c) three trees
11. 11.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
12. 12.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
13. 13.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
14. 14.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
15. 15.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
16. 16.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
17. 17.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
20. 20.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
21. 21.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
24. 24.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my book (c) stand up
26. 26.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
27. 27.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
29. 29.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
30. 30.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
32. 32.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) tea time (c) go home
36. 36.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) wake up (c) see you
38. 38.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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