Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 635 · 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 “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
2. 2.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
3. 3.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) take it
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) find out
6. 6.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
7. 7.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
8. 8.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
9. 9.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
10. 10.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
13. 13.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
14. 14.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
15. 15.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
16. 16.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
18. 18.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
19. 19.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
20. 20.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
23. 23.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
24. 24.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
26. 26.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
27. 27.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
29. 29.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) wake up (c) three trees
31. 31.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
32. 32.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) you know (c) my book
34. 34.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
35. 35.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) the dog (c) clean it
37. 37.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) my bag (c) the dog
40. 40.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out

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