Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 402 · 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 “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
2. 2.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my bag (c) turn off
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) come in (c) two cats
5. 5.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
7. 7.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
8. 8.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
9. 9.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
10. 10.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
11. 11.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
12. 12.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
13. 13.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
14. 14.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
15. 15.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
17. 17.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) find out
19. 19.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
20. 20.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
21. 21.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my bag (c) pass it
23. 23.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
25. 25.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
26. 26.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
27. 27.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
28. 28.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
29. 29.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
30. 30.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
31. 31.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
32. 32.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) see you (c) this is
35. 35.Which little sound joins “go out” 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) sit up (b) the dog (c) my book
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) stand up (c) new shoes
38. 38.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin

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