Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 240 · 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 “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
2. 2.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
6. 6.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
7. 7.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
8. 8.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
10. 10.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
11. 11.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
12. 12.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
13. 13.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
16. 16.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
17. 17.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) wake up
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) sit up
20. 20.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) go home (c) so big
22. 22.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
23. 23.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
24. 24.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) come in (c) new shoes
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) two cats (c) look at
27. 27.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
30. 30.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
31. 31.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
32. 32.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
33. 33.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
36. 36.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
37. 37.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in

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