Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 372 · 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 “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
2. 2.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) an hour
6. 6.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
7. 7.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
9. 9.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) fill in
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) go home (c) my bag
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) so big (c) my bag
13. 13.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
18. 18.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
19. 19.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
20. 20.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
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 “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
25. 25.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
26. 26.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) cut it out
28. 28.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
29. 29.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
30. 30.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) clean it
32. 32.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
33. 33.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
34. 34.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
35. 35.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
38. 38.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
39. 39.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) tea time (c) you know

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