Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 765 · 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 “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
2. 2.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
4. 4.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
5. 5.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
6. 6.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) look out (c) see you
8. 8.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
10. 10.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
12. 12.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
13. 13.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
16. 16.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
17. 17.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
18. 18.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
19. 19.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
20. 20.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
21. 21.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
22. 22.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) put on
24. 24.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
28. 28.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
29. 29.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
31. 31.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
32. 32.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
33. 33.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) go home (c) two cats
35. 35.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) three trees (c) what about
37. 37.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) pick it up (c) my bag
39. 39.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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