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Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 884 · 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.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
  2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) you know (c) two cats
  3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
  4. 4.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
  5. 5.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
  6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) lots of (c) new shoes
  7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) take it (c) tea time
  8. 8.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
  9. 9.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
  10. 10.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
  11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
  12. 12.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
  13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) stand up (c) go home
  14. 14.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
  15. 15.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
  16. 16.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
  17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) blue car (c) my book
  18. 18.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
  19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) three trees (c) so big
  20. 20.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
  21. 21.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
  22. 22.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
  23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) pass it
  24. 24.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
  25. 25.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
  26. 26.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
  27. 27.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
  28. 28.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
  29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
  30. 30.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
  31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) pick it up (c) my bag
  32. 32.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
  33. 33.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
  34. 34.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
  35. 35.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
  36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) my book (c) two cats
  37. 37.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
  38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an orange (c) two cats
  39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) my bag (c) my book
  40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an egg (c) you know

Answer key

  1. stan-dup
  2. put on
  3. ge-tup
  4. loo-kat
  5. thi-sis
  6. lots of
  7. take it
  8. loo-kout
  9. a-nidea
  10. pa-sit
  11. “w”
  12. gi-vup
  13. stand up
  14. cu-min
  15. a-norange
  16. cu-min
  17. look at
  18. “w”
  19. kind of
  20. fin-dout
  21. pa-sit
  22. a-nidea
  23. pass it
  24. fin-dout
  25. “y”
  26. ta-kit
  27. pi-ki-tup
  28. “w”
  29. “y”
  30. wa-kup
  31. pick it up
  32. a-nour
  33. si-tup
  34. “w”
  35. kin-dof
  36. fill in
  37. hol-don
  38. an orange
  39. this is
  40. an egg

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