Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 809 · 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 “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) my bag (c) two cats
3. 3.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
4. 4.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
5. 5.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
6. 6.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
7. 7.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) go home (c) pass it
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) the dog (c) my bag
10. 10.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
11. 11.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
12. 12.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
13. 13.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
14. 14.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
17. 17.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
18. 18.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
19. 19.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
20. 20.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
22. 22.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
23. 23.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
24. 24.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
26. 26.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
27. 27.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) so big (c) three trees
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) look at
30. 30.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) my book (c) new shoes
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) come in (c) blue car
33. 33.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
34. 34.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
35. 35.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
36. 36.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
37. 37.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
38. 38.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) sit up (c) see you
40. 40.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up

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