Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 569 · 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 “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
2. 2.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
3. 3.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
4. 4.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
5. 5.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
6. 6.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) you know (c) cut it out
11. 11.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) kind of (c) you know
15. 15.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my bag (c) give up
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) see you (c) blue car
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) see you (c) my bag
23. 23.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) this is
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) put on (c) so big
26. 26.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
27. 27.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) blue car (c) come in
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) clean it (c) two cats
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) blue car (c) the dog
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
36. 36.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) sit up
38. 38.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
39. 39.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
40. 40.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out

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