Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 397 · 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 “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
5. 5.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
6. 6.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
7. 7.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) my bag (c) the dog
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) my book (c) so big
10. 10.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
11. 11.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) two cats (c) see you
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
15. 15.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
16. 16.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
17. 17.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
18. 18.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) three trees (c) wake up
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
22. 22.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) so big (c) see you
25. 25.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
26. 26.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) look at (c) you know
28. 28.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
31. 31.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
32. 32.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an hour (c) two cats
34. 34.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
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) go home (b) blue car (c) clean it
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff

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