Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 608 · 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 “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
2. 2.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
3. 3.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
5. 5.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
6. 6.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
7. 7.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) blue car (c) two cats
13. 13.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) tea time (c) my bag
15. 15.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
16. 16.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) new shoes (c) my bag
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) two cats (c) my bag
19. 19.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
20. 20.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
21. 21.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
22. 22.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
24. 24.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
25. 25.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) go home (c) blue car
27. 27.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
28. 28.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
29. 29.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
30. 30.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
31. 31.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
34. 34.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) two cats (c) clean it
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my bag (c) find out
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an idea (c) go home
38. 38.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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