Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 527 · 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 “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
2. 2.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
4. 4.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
5. 5.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
6. 6.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
7. 7.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
8. 8.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
9. 9.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
10. 10.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) hold on (c) see you
12. 12.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
13. 13.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) an orange (c) you know
15. 15.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
17. 17.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
18. 18.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
19. 19.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
20. 20.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
21. 21.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) what about
23. 23.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
26. 26.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
27. 27.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
28. 28.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
31. 31.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
32. 32.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
33. 33.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
34. 34.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) wake up
36. 36.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) an egg
40. 40.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat

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