Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 23 · 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 “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
2. 2.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
3. 3.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
6. 6.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
7. 7.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
8. 8.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
9. 9.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
10. 10.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
11. 11.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) give up
14. 14.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) my bag (c) go home
16. 16.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
18. 18.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
19. 19.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
20. 20.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
21. 21.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
22. 22.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
23. 23.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
26. 26.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
27. 27.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) the dog (c) blue car
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) find out
30. 30.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
31. 31.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
32. 32.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
33. 33.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
34. 34.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
35. 35.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
36. 36.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
37. 37.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
38. 38.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) sit up (c) my bag
40. 40.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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