Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 338 · 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 “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
2. 2.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
3. 3.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
4. 4.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) pick it up (c) see you
6. 6.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) so big (c) blue car
8. 8.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
9. 9.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
12. 12.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) find out (c) you know
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
15. 15.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
16. 16.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
17. 17.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
18. 18.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
20. 20.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
21. 21.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) the dog (c) you know
23. 23.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
24. 24.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
25. 25.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) my book (c) you know
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
29. 29.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) the dog (c) new shoes
32. 32.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
33. 33.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
34. 34.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
35. 35.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
37. 37.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
38. 38.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
39. 39.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
40. 40.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at

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