Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 803 · 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 “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
2. 2.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
3. 3.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
4. 4.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
7. 7.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
8. 8.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
9. 9.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
12. 12.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
13. 13.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) wake up
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) two cats (c) find out
20. 20.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
21. 21.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
22. 22.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
23. 23.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
24. 24.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
25. 25.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
26. 26.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
27. 27.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
28. 28.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) pass it (c) blue car
31. 31.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
32. 32.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) come in (c) see you
34. 34.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) kind of (c) my book
36. 36.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) three trees (c) give up
38. 38.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) what about
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) pick it up

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