Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 660 · 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 “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
2. 2.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
3. 3.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
4. 4.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
5. 5.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
6. 6.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) pass it
9. 9.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
10. 10.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
11. 11.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
13. 13.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
14. 14.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
15. 15.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
16. 16.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
17. 17.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
18. 18.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
19. 19.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
23. 23.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
24. 24.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
25. 25.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) so big (c) look out
27. 27.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
28. 28.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) half an apple (c) my book
30. 30.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
31. 31.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) pick it up (c) new shoes
33. 33.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
34. 34.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) new shoes (c) turn off
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
38. 38.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
39. 39.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
40. 40.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out

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