Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 520 · 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 “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) go home (c) look out
4. 4.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
5. 5.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
8. 8.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
12. 12.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
13. 13.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) my bag (c) go home
17. 17.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
18. 18.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
19. 19.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
20. 20.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
21. 21.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
22. 22.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
23. 23.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
24. 24.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
25. 25.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
26. 26.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
27. 27.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) blue car (c) two cats
30. 30.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
31. 31.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) put on
33. 33.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
36. 36.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
37. 37.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) come in

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