Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 56 · 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.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
3. 3.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
5. 5.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
6. 6.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
7. 7.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) two cats (c) my book
10. 10.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
11. 11.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
13. 13.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
15. 15.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
17. 17.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
18. 18.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
19. 19.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
20. 20.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) an orange
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) lots of (c) my book
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) this is
24. 24.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
25. 25.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
26. 26.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
27. 27.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) my book (c) two cats
29. 29.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look out (c) the dog
31. 31.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
35. 35.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) new shoes (c) kind of
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) tea time (c) clean it
38. 38.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
40. 40.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange

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