Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 381 · 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) stand | up (b) stan-dup
2. 2.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
3. 3.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
4. 4.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
5. 5.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
6. 6.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) turn off
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
11. 11.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
12. 12.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
13. 13.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
15. 15.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) an idea
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) put on (c) my bag
18. 18.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
21. 21.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
22. 22.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
23. 23.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
26. 26.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) you know (c) look out
28. 28.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
31. 31.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
32. 32.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
33. 33.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
34. 34.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
35. 35.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) two cats (c) jump in
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) an orange
38. 38.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
39. 39.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
40. 40.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup

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