Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 890 · 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.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) pass it
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
4. 4.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
5. 5.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) hold on (c) tea time
7. 7.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
8. 8.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) turn off (c) you know
12. 12.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
13. 13.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
14. 14.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
15. 15.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
16. 16.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
18. 18.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) put on (c) two cats
21. 21.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) jump in
23. 23.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
24. 24.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
25. 25.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
29. 29.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
30. 30.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) sit up
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
38. 38.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) half an apple (c) the dog

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