Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 379 · 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 “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) tea time (c) see you
3. 3.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
4. 4.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
5. 5.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
6. 6.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) three trees (c) my book
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) three trees (c) the dog
12. 12.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) pick it up
14. 14.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
16. 16.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
17. 17.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
18. 18.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
19. 19.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) you know (c) an hour
22. 22.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) lots of
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) come in
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look at (c) so big
26. 26.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
28. 28.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
29. 29.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
30. 30.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
31. 31.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
32. 32.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
36. 36.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) give up (c) my book
38. 38.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
39. 39.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
40. 40.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff

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