Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 385 · 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 “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
2. 2.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
3. 3.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
4. 4.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
5. 5.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) new shoes (c) come in
7. 7.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
13. 13.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) see you (c) the dog
17. 17.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
18. 18.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
19. 19.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
20. 20.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
21. 21.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
22. 22.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
23. 23.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) so big (c) go home
25. 25.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
29. 29.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
30. 30.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
31. 31.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
32. 32.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) my bag (c) see you
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) look out
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
37. 37.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
40. 40.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout

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