Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 969 · 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 “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
2. 2.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
3. 3.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
6. 6.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
8. 8.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
9. 9.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
10. 10.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
14. 14.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) tea time (c) my bag
16. 16.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) find out
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) the dog (c) tea time
20. 20.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
21. 21.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) look at (c) so big
23. 23.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
26. 26.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
27. 27.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
28. 28.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
29. 29.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
30. 30.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
31. 31.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
32. 32.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) lots of (c) so big
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) my book (c) three trees
35. 35.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
36. 36.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) see you (c) new shoes
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) go home (c) tea time
40. 40.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on

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