Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 629 · 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 “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
2. 2.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
3. 3.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
4. 4.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
5. 5.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
8. 8.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
9. 9.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
12. 12.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
13. 13.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
14. 14.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
15. 15.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
16. 16.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) kind of
18. 18.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
19. 19.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
20. 20.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) wake up
26. 26.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) pick it up (c) you know
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) stand up (c) my book
30. 30.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
31. 31.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
34. 34.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) blue car (c) new shoes
36. 36.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) tea time (c) blue car
39. 39.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
40. 40.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour

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