Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 956 · 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 “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
2. 2.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) go home (c) see you
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) my book (c) two cats
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
6. 6.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
8. 8.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) hold on (c) the dog
11. 11.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
12. 12.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) cut it out
14. 14.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) new shoes (c) stand up
16. 16.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
17. 17.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
19. 19.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
20. 20.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
21. 21.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
22. 22.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
23. 23.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
24. 24.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
25. 25.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) the dog (c) see you
27. 27.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) blue car (c) the dog
29. 29.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
30. 30.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an egg (c) the dog
32. 32.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) look out
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
39. 39.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
40. 40.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat

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