Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 922 · 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 “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) the dog (c) clean it
3. 3.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
4. 4.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
5. 5.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
6. 6.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an egg (c) the dog
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) go home (c) my book
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) give up (b) you know (c) new shoes
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) the dog (c) put on
15. 15.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
16. 16.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
18. 18.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
19. 19.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
20. 20.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) go home (c) so big
22. 22.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
23. 23.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
24. 24.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) look at (c) my bag
26. 26.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
27. 27.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
28. 28.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
32. 32.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
33. 33.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
34. 34.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
35. 35.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
36. 36.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
37. 37.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
38. 38.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an orange (c) you know

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