Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 557 · 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 “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) tea time (c) what about
3. 3.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
5. 5.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) so big (c) blue car
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) come in
8. 8.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
9. 9.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
10. 10.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
11. 11.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
12. 12.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) you know (c) pass it
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
16. 16.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
17. 17.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
18. 18.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
19. 19.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
22. 22.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
23. 23.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
24. 24.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
25. 25.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) kind of (c) you know
27. 27.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
28. 28.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) the dog (c) an hour
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
32. 32.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
33. 33.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
36. 36.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
37. 37.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
38. 38.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
39. 39.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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