Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 24 · 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) wha-tabout (b) what | about
2. 2.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
7. 7.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
8. 8.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) fill in (c) see you
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) give up
13. 13.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
14. 14.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
15. 15.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
16. 16.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
18. 18.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
19. 19.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
21. 21.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
22. 22.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
23. 23.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) get up (c) my bag
25. 25.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
26. 26.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
27. 27.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) turn off (c) new shoes
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) an hour
30. 30.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
31. 31.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
32. 32.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
33. 33.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
34. 34.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
35. 35.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) so big (c) my bag
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) you know (c) this is
38. 38.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) half an apple (c) go home
40. 40.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple

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