Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 479 · 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.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
2. 2.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
3. 3.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
4. 4.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
5. 5.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) my book (c) three trees
12. 12.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
13. 13.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
14. 14.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
15. 15.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
17. 17.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
19. 19.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
21. 21.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) my book (c) turn off
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) so big (c) fill in
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) hold on (c) my bag
25. 25.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
26. 26.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) go home (c) so big
28. 28.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
29. 29.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
31. 31.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an egg (c) new shoes
33. 33.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
36. 36.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
37. 37.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) sit up (c) tea time
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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