Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 284 · 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 “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
2. 2.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
3. 3.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) go home (c) so big
5. 5.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
6. 6.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) cut it out (c) go home
8. 8.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
9. 9.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
10. 10.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
11. 11.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
13. 13.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
14. 14.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
15. 15.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
16. 16.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) go home (c) new shoes
18. 18.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) you know (c) get up
20. 20.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
21. 21.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
22. 22.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) what about (c) blue car
24. 24.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
25. 25.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
26. 26.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
27. 27.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
28. 28.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
32. 32.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
33. 33.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) come in (c) you know
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) the dog (b) blue car (c) give up
37. 37.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) three trees (c) turn off
39. 39.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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