Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 829 · 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 “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
2. 2.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
4. 4.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
5. 5.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
6. 6.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) tea time (c) my bag
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) sit up (c) two cats
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) get up (c) my bag
10. 10.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
14. 14.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
15. 15.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
16. 16.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
18. 18.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) what about (c) you know
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) the dog (c) new shoes
21. 21.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
22. 22.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
23. 23.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
24. 24.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) hold on (c) my book
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) look at (c) see you
31. 31.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
33. 33.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
34. 34.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
35. 35.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
36. 36.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
37. 37.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
38. 38.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
39. 39.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of

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