Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 632 · 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 “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
3. 3.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
4. 4.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
5. 5.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
6. 6.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
7. 7.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) tea time (c) you know
9. 9.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) new shoes (c) an orange
11. 11.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
12. 12.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
14. 14.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
17. 17.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
18. 18.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
21. 21.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) blue car (c) new shoes
24. 24.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) give up
26. 26.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) new shoes (c) two cats
28. 28.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
29. 29.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
30. 30.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) go home (c) fill in
34. 34.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) tea time (c) my bag
36. 36.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
37. 37.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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