Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 702 · 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) look | at (b) loo-kat
2. 2.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) what about (c) see you
4. 4.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
5. 5.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
6. 6.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
8. 8.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
11. 11.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
12. 12.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
13. 13.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
15. 15.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
16. 16.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) go home (c) put on
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) go home (c) an idea
19. 19.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
20. 20.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
21. 21.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
22. 22.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
23. 23.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
25. 25.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
26. 26.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
27. 27.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) an egg
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) stand up (c) tea time
30. 30.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) blue car (c) the dog
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) you know (c) three trees
33. 33.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
35. 35.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
37. 37.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) look out (c) my book
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is

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