Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 355 · 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 “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
2. 2.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
3. 3.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
4. 4.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
5. 5.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) look out (c) my book
7. 7.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
8. 8.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
9. 9.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
10. 10.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
11. 11.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
12. 12.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
14. 14.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
15. 15.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
16. 16.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) cut it out (c) my bag
24. 24.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
25. 25.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
26. 26.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) tea time (c) an hour
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) stand up (c) you know
29. 29.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
32. 32.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
33. 33.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
34. 34.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) you know (c) lots of
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
38. 38.Which little sound joins “how are” 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) so big (b) two cats (c) sit up
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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