Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 671 · 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.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
2. 2.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
3. 3.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
4. 4.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
5. 5.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
6. 6.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
7. 7.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
8. 8.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
9. 9.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
10. 10.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
11. 11.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) find out (c) two cats
13. 13.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
14. 14.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
15. 15.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
16. 16.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) wake up
18. 18.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) stand up (c) tea time
21. 21.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) go home (c) you know
23. 23.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
24. 24.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
25. 25.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
26. 26.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
27. 27.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
28. 28.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
29. 29.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
30. 30.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
33. 33.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
34. 34.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
35. 35.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
39. 39.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
40. 40.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up

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