Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 491 · 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 “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
2. 2.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) blue car (c) you know
4. 4.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
5. 5.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
6. 6.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
7. 7.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
8. 8.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
13. 13.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
15. 15.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
17. 17.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
19. 19.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
20. 20.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
21. 21.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
22. 22.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
23. 23.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
24. 24.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) the dog (c) jump in
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) tea time (c) my book
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) see you (c) blue car
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) the dog (c) so big
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
32. 32.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
33. 33.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
34. 34.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) pick it up (c) tea time
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) new shoes (c) two cats
39. 39.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) go home (c) wake up

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