Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 543 · 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 “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) go home (c) so big
3. 3.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) tea time (c) my book
5. 5.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
6. 6.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
9. 9.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
11. 11.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
12. 12.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) stand up (c) my book
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
17. 17.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
19. 19.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
20. 20.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
22. 22.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an egg (c) see you
27. 27.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
30. 30.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) an orange
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) two cats (c) jump in
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) clean it
36. 36.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) turn off (c) tea time
38. 38.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
39. 39.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
40. 40.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup

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