Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 311 · 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 “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
2. 2.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
3. 3.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
4. 4.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
5. 5.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) three trees (c) tea time
7. 7.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
8. 8.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
10. 10.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
12. 12.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
13. 13.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
14. 14.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) go home (c) the dog
17. 17.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
18. 18.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
21. 21.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
22. 22.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) hold on (c) you know
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) tea time (c) blue car
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
27. 27.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) look out
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) clean it (c) my book
30. 30.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
31. 31.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
32. 32.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
33. 33.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
34. 34.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) so big (c) three trees
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) my book (c) blue car
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) you know (c) my book
40. 40.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup

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