Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 856 · 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 “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
2. 2.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
5. 5.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
6. 6.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
7. 7.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
8. 8.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) pass it (c) so big
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
14. 14.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
15. 15.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) my book (c) an idea
17. 17.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) jump in
19. 19.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
20. 20.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
21. 21.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) what about
23. 23.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) an hour
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) come in
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
28. 28.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
29. 29.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) look at (c) new shoes
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) find out
32. 32.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
33. 33.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
34. 34.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
35. 35.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
36. 36.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
38. 38.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
39. 39.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) half an apple

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