Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 384 · 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: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
3. 3.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
4. 4.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
5. 5.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
6. 6.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
7. 7.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) come in
9. 9.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
10. 10.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
11. 11.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
12. 12.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
13. 13.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
14. 14.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
15. 15.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
17. 17.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
19. 19.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
20. 20.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) the dog (c) so big
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) look out (c) see you
24. 24.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
25. 25.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
26. 26.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
27. 27.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
28. 28.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
29. 29.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
30. 30.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
31. 31.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
32. 32.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
33. 33.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
34. 34.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) go home (c) my book
37. 37.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
39. 39.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton

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