Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 740 · 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 “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) kind of (c) so big
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) so big (c) take it
4. 4.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
5. 5.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
6. 6.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
7. 7.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
8. 8.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
9. 9.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
10. 10.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
11. 11.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an orange (c) my book
13. 13.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an egg (c) new shoes
17. 17.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) you know (c) pass it
19. 19.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
20. 20.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
21. 21.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
23. 23.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
24. 24.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
25. 25.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
26. 26.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
27. 27.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
28. 28.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
29. 29.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
30. 30.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
31. 31.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
32. 32.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
33. 33.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
37. 37.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) two cats (c) my book
40. 40.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple

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