Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 302 · 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.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
2. 2.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
4. 4.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) you know (c) stand up
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) half an apple (c) three trees
8. 8.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
10. 10.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
11. 11.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
12. 12.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
13. 13.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
14. 14.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
15. 15.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an egg (c) you know
17. 17.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
18. 18.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
19. 19.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
20. 20.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
21. 21.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
22. 22.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
23. 23.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) my book (c) two cats
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look out (c) so big
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) two cats (c) the dog
29. 29.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
30. 30.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) two cats (c) hold on
32. 32.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
33. 33.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
34. 34.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
37. 37.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) two cats (c) three trees
40. 40.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup

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