Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 436 · 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 “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
2. 2.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
3. 3.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
4. 4.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
5. 5.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
6. 6.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
7. 7.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
8. 8.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) go home (c) so big
10. 10.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
11. 11.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
12. 12.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) so big (c) pass it
14. 14.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
15. 15.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
17. 17.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
18. 18.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) wake up (c) go home
20. 20.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
21. 21.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
22. 22.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
23. 23.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
24. 24.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) blue car (c) my bag
26. 26.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) the dog (c) new shoes
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) you know (c) two cats
32. 32.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
33. 33.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) an egg (c) my book
35. 35.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
36. 36.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
37. 37.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
38. 38.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
39. 39.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
40. 40.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea

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