Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 622 · 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 egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
2. 2.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
3. 3.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
4. 4.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
7. 7.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
8. 8.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
9. 9.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
10. 10.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) three trees (c) take it
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
14. 14.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
15. 15.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
18. 18.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
19. 19.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
20. 20.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
21. 21.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
22. 22.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) jump in (c) two cats
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) the dog (c) my book
26. 26.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
27. 27.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
28. 28.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
29. 29.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
30. 30.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
31. 31.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
33. 33.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
34. 34.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
35. 35.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
36. 36.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) pick it up (c) blue car

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