Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 549 · 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 “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
2. 2.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) tea time (c) so big
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) find out (c) so big
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) so big (c) give up
8. 8.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
9. 9.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
10. 10.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) jump in
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
13. 13.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
14. 14.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) cut it out (c) three trees
18. 18.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
19. 19.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
20. 20.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
21. 21.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
22. 22.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
23. 23.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
26. 26.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
27. 27.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
29. 29.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
30. 30.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) so big (c) two cats
35. 35.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
39. 39.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
40. 40.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min

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