Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 480 · 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 “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) see you (c) go home
5. 5.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
7. 7.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) see you (c) this is
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
10. 10.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
13. 13.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) lots of (c) blue car
15. 15.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) the dog (c) come in
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
21. 21.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
22. 22.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
23. 23.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
24. 24.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) an hour
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) see you (c) tea time
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
31. 31.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
33. 33.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
34. 34.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) three trees (c) go home
36. 36.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) hold on (c) you know
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) three trees (c) go home
39. 39.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
40. 40.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout

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