Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 230 · 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 “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
2. 2.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
3. 3.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
4. 4.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
5. 5.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
6. 6.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
7. 7.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
8. 8.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
9. 9.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
13. 13.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) the dog (c) my book
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
16. 16.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
17. 17.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
18. 18.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
19. 19.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
20. 20.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
21. 21.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
22. 22.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
23. 23.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
24. 24.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) look out (c) go home
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) my book (c) look at
28. 28.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
29. 29.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
30. 30.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) blue car (c) three trees
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an orange (c) new shoes
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) blue car (c) tea time
34. 34.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
35. 35.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
40. 40.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of

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