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Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 654 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
  2. 2.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
  3. 3.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
  4. 4.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
  5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
  6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
  7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
  8. 8.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
  9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) my book (c) my bag
  10. 10.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
  11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an hour (c) my book
  12. 12.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
  13. 13.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
  14. 14.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
  15. 15.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
  16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) find out (c) go home
  17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) my book (c) blue car
  18. 18.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
  19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) sit up
  20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) so big (c) put on
  21. 21.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
  22. 22.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
  23. 23.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
  24. 24.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
  25. 25.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
  26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) this is (c) new shoes
  27. 27.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
  28. 28.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
  29. 29.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
  30. 30.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
  31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
  32. 32.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
  33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) two cats (c) stand up
  34. 34.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
  35. 35.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
  36. 36.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
  37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) what about (c) my book
  38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) you know (c) blue car
  39. 39.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
  40. 40.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

Answer key

  1. wa-kup
  2. “y”
  3. fi-lin
  4. gi-vup
  5. “y”
  6. “y”
  7. “w”
  8. cu-min
  9. kind of
  10. pi-ki-tup
  11. an hour
  12. a-negg
  13. a-norange
  14. tur-noff
  15. loo-kat
  16. find out
  17. cut it out
  18. pu-ton
  19. sit up
  20. put on
  21. hal-fa-napple
  22. “y”
  23. cu-ti-tout
  24. ta-kit
  25. loo-kout
  26. this is
  27. “w”
  28. a-norange
  29. pa-sit
  30. a-negg
  31. “w”
  32. ge-tup
  33. stand up
  34. “y”
  35. fin-dout
  36. “w”
  37. what about
  38. come in
  39. “y”
  40. “w”

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