Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 544 · 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 “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
2. 2.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
6. 6.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
7. 7.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
8. 8.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
9. 9.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
10. 10.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
13. 13.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
14. 14.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
15. 15.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
16. 16.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
17. 17.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
18. 18.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
19. 19.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
23. 23.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
24. 24.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) two cats (c) my bag
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
28. 28.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
29. 29.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
30. 30.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
31. 31.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) hold on
36. 36.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
37. 37.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) find out

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