Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 509 · 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 “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) see you (c) an hour
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) find out (c) three trees
5. 5.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
8. 8.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
9. 9.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
13. 13.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
14. 14.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
15. 15.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
18. 18.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
19. 19.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
21. 21.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
22. 22.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
23. 23.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
24. 24.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
25. 25.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) half an apple (c) my bag
29. 29.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
30. 30.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
33. 33.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
34. 34.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
35. 35.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
36. 36.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
37. 37.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
38. 38.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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