Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 857 · 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 “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
3. 3.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) put on (c) my book
5. 5.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
6. 6.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
10. 10.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
11. 11.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) my book (c) two cats
13. 13.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
14. 14.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
15. 15.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
16. 16.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
17. 17.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
18. 18.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my bag (c) take it
20. 20.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) tea time (c) three trees
22. 22.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
23. 23.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
24. 24.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) two cats (c) my book
26. 26.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) this is (c) see you
28. 28.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
30. 30.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) jump in
34. 34.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
35. 35.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
36. 36.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) go home (c) find out
38. 38.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) pick it up (c) go home
40. 40.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in

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