Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 529 · 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 “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
5. 5.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
6. 6.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
7. 7.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
8. 8.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
9. 9.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) pick it up
11. 11.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
12. 12.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
16. 16.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
19. 19.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
20. 20.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
21. 21.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
22. 22.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
25. 25.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
26. 26.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) half an apple (c) three trees
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) my book (c) so big
29. 29.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) you know (c) see you
31. 31.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
32. 32.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) two cats (c) an orange
34. 34.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
35. 35.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
36. 36.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
37. 37.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
39. 39.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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