Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 687 · 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 “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
2. 2.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
5. 5.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
6. 6.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
7. 7.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) so big (c) my bag
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) tea time (c) blue car
10. 10.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
11. 11.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
12. 12.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) find out
14. 14.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
15. 15.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) hold on
17. 17.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
18. 18.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
19. 19.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
20. 20.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
21. 21.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
22. 22.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
23. 23.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
24. 24.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) tea time (c) come in
26. 26.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
27. 27.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
28. 28.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
31. 31.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
32. 32.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
33. 33.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
34. 34.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
35. 35.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) this is (c) two cats
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
40. 40.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup

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