Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 717 · 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 out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
2. 2.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
3. 3.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
4. 4.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
5. 5.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
6. 6.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) find out (c) the dog
8. 8.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) three trees (c) my book
10. 10.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
14. 14.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
15. 15.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) three trees (c) tea time
17. 17.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
18. 18.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
19. 19.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) three trees (c) take it
21. 21.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) cut it out (c) my bag
23. 23.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
25. 25.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
26. 26.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
27. 27.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
28. 28.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
29. 29.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
31. 31.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) you know (c) fill in
33. 33.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
34. 34.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
35. 35.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
36. 36.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
37. 37.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) what about
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) the dog (c) pick it up
40. 40.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out

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