Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 597 · 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 “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
2. 2.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
3. 3.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” 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) see you (b) this is (c) new shoes
6. 6.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
7. 7.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) my bag (c) two cats
9. 9.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
10. 10.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
11. 11.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
12. 12.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
13. 13.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
14. 14.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) come in (c) the dog
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) jump in (c) blue car
20. 20.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
21. 21.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
22. 22.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
23. 23.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
24. 24.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) three trees (c) blue car
27. 27.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) an hour (c) blue car
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) look out (c) so big
30. 30.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
31. 31.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
32. 32.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) wake up (c) my book
34. 34.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
37. 37.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
38. 38.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) an orange

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