Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 530 · 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 “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
4. 4.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
6. 6.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
7. 7.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
8. 8.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
10. 10.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
11. 11.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
12. 12.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
13. 13.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
14. 14.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
15. 15.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
16. 16.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
19. 19.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
22. 22.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
25. 25.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) blue car (c) two cats
27. 27.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
28. 28.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
29. 29.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an egg (c) you know
31. 31.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) turn off (c) blue car
33. 33.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) go home (c) see you
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) you know (c) blue car
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) my bag (c) new shoes
39. 39.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) so big (c) three trees

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