Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 318 · 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 “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
2. 2.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
4. 4.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
5. 5.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
6. 6.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) tea time (c) wake up
9. 9.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) look at (c) my bag
11. 11.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
12. 12.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
14. 14.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
15. 15.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
16. 16.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
17. 17.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
18. 18.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
19. 19.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) find out
21. 21.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) get up (c) see you
23. 23.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
24. 24.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
27. 27.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
29. 29.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) three trees (c) turn off
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) give up (c) blue car
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
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) lots of (b) three trees (c) go home
36. 36.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
37. 37.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
38. 38.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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