Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 617 · 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 “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
2. 2.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
4. 4.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
5. 5.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) pick it up
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) turn off
10. 10.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
11. 11.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
12. 12.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
13. 13.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
14. 14.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
16. 16.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
17. 17.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) you know (c) go home
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
24. 24.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
25. 25.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
26. 26.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
27. 27.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) an egg
30. 30.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
34. 34.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
35. 35.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
36. 36.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
37. 37.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) look out (c) my book
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an idea (c) two cats
40. 40.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it

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