Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 618 · 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 “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
5. 5.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
6. 6.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
8. 8.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
9. 9.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) see you (c) lots of
11. 11.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
12. 12.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) so big (c) see you
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) you know (c) wake up
16. 16.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) take it
18. 18.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
19. 19.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
20. 20.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
21. 21.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
22. 22.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) my book (c) you know
24. 24.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an orange (c) three trees
26. 26.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
27. 27.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) turn off (c) three trees
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) so big (c) my bag
30. 30.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) an egg
32. 32.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
36. 36.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
37. 37.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
38. 38.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
39. 39.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
40. 40.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit

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