Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 82 · 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 “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
2. 2.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
3. 3.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) tea time (c) come in
5. 5.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
6. 6.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
7. 7.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
8. 8.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
12. 12.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
13. 13.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
14. 14.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
15. 15.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
16. 16.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my book (c) half an apple
18. 18.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
19. 19.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
20. 20.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) an orange
22. 22.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
23. 23.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an idea (c) tea time
25. 25.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
26. 26.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
29. 29.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) hold on
31. 31.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
32. 32.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
33. 33.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
34. 34.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
35. 35.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
38. 38.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
39. 39.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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