Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 254 · 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 “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
2. 2.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
3. 3.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
4. 4.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) get up (c) you know
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) pick it up (c) two cats
7. 7.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
8. 8.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
9. 9.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
13. 13.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) go home (c) stand up
16. 16.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
18. 18.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
21. 21.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
25. 25.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) an hour
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) jump in (c) my book
28. 28.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
29. 29.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
30. 30.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
31. 31.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
33. 33.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
35. 35.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
38. 38.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
39. 39.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) half an apple (c) my book

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