Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 727 · 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 orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
2. 2.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
4. 4.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
6. 6.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
9. 9.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
10. 10.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) kind of (c) new shoes
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) my bag (c) three trees
13. 13.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
14. 14.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
15. 15.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
16. 16.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
18. 18.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
19. 19.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) see you (c) go home
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) put on (c) two cats
24. 24.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
29. 29.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my bag (c) hold on
31. 31.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
33. 33.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) take it
35. 35.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
36. 36.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my bag (c) give up
38. 38.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
39. 39.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up

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