Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 423 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) stand up (c) see you
2. 2.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
3. 3.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
4. 4.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) give up
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) go home (c) you know
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
12. 12.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
13. 13.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
14. 14.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
15. 15.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
18. 18.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
21. 21.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
22. 22.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
23. 23.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my bag (c) pass it
27. 27.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
29. 29.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) clean it (c) my bag
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) blue car (c) go home
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) new shoes (c) what about
33. 33.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
34. 34.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
38. 38.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
39. 39.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an hour (c) my book

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