Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 232 · 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 “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) see you (c) three trees
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
6. 6.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
7. 7.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
8. 8.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
9. 9.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) so big (c) new shoes
13. 13.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
14. 14.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) get up (c) three trees
17. 17.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
18. 18.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
19. 19.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) an idea (c) tea time
21. 21.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
22. 22.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
23. 23.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
24. 24.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
25. 25.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
26. 26.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) put on (c) tea time
30. 30.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
31. 31.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
32. 32.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
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) an hour (b) blue car (c) two cats
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
37. 37.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
38. 38.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
40. 40.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout

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