Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 797 · 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 “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
2. 2.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) tea time (c) blue car
4. 4.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
5. 5.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
6. 6.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
9. 9.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
10. 10.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
11. 11.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
12. 12.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) hold on (c) so big
14. 14.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
17. 17.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) two cats (c) stand up
19. 19.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
21. 21.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) find out
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) see you (c) sit up
27. 27.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) pass it (c) blue car
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
31. 31.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) tea time (c) new shoes
33. 33.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
34. 34.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an egg (c) you know
36. 36.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
37. 37.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
38. 38.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
40. 40.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min

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