Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 261 · 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 “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
2. 2.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
3. 3.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
4. 4.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
5. 5.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) new shoes (c) my book
7. 7.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
8. 8.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
9. 9.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
10. 10.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
11. 11.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
12. 12.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an hour (c) the dog
14. 14.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
17. 17.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
18. 18.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
19. 19.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
20. 20.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
21. 21.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
22. 22.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) my bag (c) my book
25. 25.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
27. 27.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) what about (c) three trees
29. 29.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) the dog (c) kind of
31. 31.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
32. 32.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) cut it out (c) you know
34. 34.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) give up (c) you know
37. 37.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
38. 38.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
39. 39.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
40. 40.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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