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Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 874 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
  2. 2.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
  3. 3.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
  4. 4.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
  5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) so big (c) see you
  6. 6.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
  7. 7.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
  8. 8.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
  9. 9.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
  10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
  11. 11.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
  12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) kind of (c) you know
  13. 13.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
  14. 14.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
  15. 15.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
  16. 16.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
  17. 17.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
  18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) the dog (c) go home
  19. 19.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
  20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) sit up
  21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) jump in (c) go home
  22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
  23. 23.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
  24. 24.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
  25. 25.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
  26. 26.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
  27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) two cats (c) my bag
  28. 28.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
  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) new shoes (b) take it (c) so big
  31. 31.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
  32. 32.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
  33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) hold on (c) the dog
  34. 34.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
  35. 35.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
  36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
  37. 37.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
  38. 38.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
  39. 39.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
  40. 40.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

Answer key

  1. pu-ton
  2. “w”
  3. cu-ti-tout
  4. “w”
  5. look at
  6. si-tup
  7. a-nidea
  8. stan-dup
  9. “y”
  10. “w”
  11. wha-tabout
  12. kind of
  13. clea-nit
  14. wa-kup
  15. ta-kit
  16. fin-dout
  17. tur-noff
  18. find out
  19. “y”
  20. sit up
  21. jump in
  22. “w”
  23. stan-dup
  24. ge-tup
  25. hal-fa-napple
  26. ge-tup
  27. what about
  28. wa-kup
  29. cu-min
  30. take it
  31. cu-ti-tout
  32. a-negg
  33. hold on
  34. pi-ki-tup
  35. “w”
  36. gi-vup
  37. ta-kit
  38. a-norange
  39. “y”
  40. “w”

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