Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 324 · 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 “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
3. 3.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
6. 6.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
7. 7.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
9. 9.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
11. 11.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
12. 12.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
13. 13.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
14. 14.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
15. 15.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
16. 16.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
17. 17.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) go home (c) an idea
19. 19.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
20. 20.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
21. 21.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
22. 22.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
23. 23.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
24. 24.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
25. 25.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) three trees (c) tea time
28. 28.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) this is (c) my book
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
37. 37.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
38. 38.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
39. 39.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
40. 40.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up

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