Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 712 · 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.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
3. 3.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
4. 4.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
5. 5.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) blue car (c) three trees
8. 8.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
12. 12.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
13. 13.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) blue car (c) so big
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) stand up
16. 16.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
18. 18.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
19. 19.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) pass it
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) half an apple (c) the dog
22. 22.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
23. 23.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
24. 24.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
27. 27.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) turn off (c) the dog
29. 29.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
30. 30.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
31. 31.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
32. 32.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
33. 33.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) wake up
35. 35.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
36. 36.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
38. 38.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
39. 39.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) give up (c) so big

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