Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 582 · 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 “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
4. 4.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
5. 5.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
6. 6.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
8. 8.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
9. 9.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) see you (c) kind of
11. 11.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
12. 12.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
13. 13.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) stand up (c) two cats
15. 15.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) so big (c) three trees
19. 19.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) turn off
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) wake up
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) jump in
23. 23.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) my bag (c) go home
25. 25.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
26. 26.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
27. 27.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
28. 28.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
29. 29.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
30. 30.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) pick it up (c) see you
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) get up
35. 35.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) lots of (c) my bag
37. 37.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) so big (c) an hour
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) this is (c) blue car
40. 40.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea

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