Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 763 · 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.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
3. 3.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) three trees (c) my book
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) stand up
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
9. 9.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
10. 10.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
12. 12.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) an idea (c) new shoes
14. 14.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
15. 15.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
18. 18.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
19. 19.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” 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) you know (b) three trees (c) turn off
22. 22.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
24. 24.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
25. 25.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) pick it up (c) my book
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) tea time (c) new shoes
29. 29.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) get up
31. 31.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
32. 32.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
33. 33.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
34. 34.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
35. 35.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
36. 36.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) find out
39. 39.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
40. 40.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin

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