Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 559 · 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.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
2. 2.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) turn off
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) cut it out (c) the dog
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) look at
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) stand up (c) my bag
9. 9.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
10. 10.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
13. 13.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
14. 14.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) this is (c) tea time
17. 17.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
18. 18.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
19. 19.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) the dog (c) you know
22. 22.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
23. 23.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
24. 24.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
25. 25.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
26. 26.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
27. 27.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
28. 28.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
29. 29.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) so big (c) an orange
33. 33.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) three trees (c) my book
35. 35.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) go home (c) blue car
37. 37.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) three trees (c) take it
39. 39.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
40. 40.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up

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