Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 482 · 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 “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
2. 2.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
3. 3.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
5. 5.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
6. 6.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
7. 7.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
10. 10.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) wake up
12. 12.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
13. 13.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
14. 14.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
15. 15.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
16. 16.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
17. 17.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
19. 19.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
20. 20.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) tea time (c) blue car
22. 22.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
23. 23.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
25. 25.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
26. 26.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
27. 27.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
28. 28.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) half an apple
30. 30.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
31. 31.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) go home (c) two cats
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) you know (c) pick it up
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) blue car (c) pass it
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of

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