Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 49 · 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: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
5. 5.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
6. 6.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
7. 7.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
8. 8.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
9. 9.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) the dog (c) look out
11. 11.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
12. 12.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) so big (c) put on
14. 14.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
15. 15.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
16. 16.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” 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) you know (b) an egg (c) see you
19. 19.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
20. 20.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
21. 21.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
22. 22.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an hour (c) so big
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an orange (c) my bag
25. 25.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) cut it out (c) tea time
27. 27.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
28. 28.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) three trees (c) new shoes
30. 30.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
31. 31.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
32. 32.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
34. 34.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
36. 36.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
37. 37.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
38. 38.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
40. 40.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout

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