Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 676 · 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 “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
2. 2.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
3. 3.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
4. 4.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) clean it
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) you know (c) half an apple
8. 8.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
9. 9.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
10. 10.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
13. 13.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
14. 14.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
15. 15.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
16. 16.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) new shoes (c) blue car
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) see you (c) come in
21. 21.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
22. 22.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
25. 25.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) find out (c) tea time
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an egg (c) so big
31. 31.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
32. 32.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
35. 35.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
36. 36.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
37. 37.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
40. 40.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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