Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 371 · 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 “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
2. 2.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) the dog (c) cut it out
4. 4.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
5. 5.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
6. 6.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
7. 7.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
8. 8.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) go home (c) find out
10. 10.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
11. 11.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
12. 12.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) the dog (c) my book
15. 15.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
16. 16.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
17. 17.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
19. 19.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
20. 20.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
22. 22.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
23. 23.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
24. 24.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) turn off
26. 26.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
27. 27.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
28. 28.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
29. 29.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
30. 30.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) look out (c) go home
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) two cats (c) half an apple
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
35. 35.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
36. 36.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
37. 37.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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