Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 490 · 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 “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
2. 2.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
3. 3.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) look at (c) new shoes
5. 5.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
7. 7.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
8. 8.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
9. 9.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
10. 10.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
11. 11.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
12. 12.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) pass it
14. 14.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
15. 15.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
16. 16.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
17. 17.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
23. 23.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) wake up
25. 25.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
26. 26.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) sit up (c) blue car
28. 28.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
29. 29.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
31. 31.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
32. 32.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
33. 33.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) find out
35. 35.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
36. 36.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
37. 37.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) three trees (c) my bag
39. 39.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
40. 40.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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