Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 883 · 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.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
3. 3.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
4. 4.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) an idea (c) go home
6. 6.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
7. 7.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
10. 10.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
11. 11.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an hour (c) my bag
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
19. 19.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
20. 20.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
21. 21.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) pick it up
23. 23.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) come in (c) see you
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) my bag (c) new shoes
26. 26.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) an egg
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) take it
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
31. 31.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
32. 32.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
33. 33.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my book (c) wake up
35. 35.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
36. 36.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
37. 37.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
40. 40.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout

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