Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 603 · 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 “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
2. 2.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
3. 3.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
4. 4.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
5. 5.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
6. 6.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
7. 7.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
8. 8.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
9. 9.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
11. 11.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) sit up
15. 15.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
16. 16.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
17. 17.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
18. 18.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
21. 21.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) hold on (c) the dog
23. 23.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
24. 24.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) tea time (c) blue car
26. 26.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
29. 29.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
30. 30.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
31. 31.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) tea time (c) three trees
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
35. 35.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) take it (c) the dog
37. 37.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
38. 38.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
39. 39.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
40. 40.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout

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