Linking Sounds Worksheet

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

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