Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 97 · 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 “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
2. 2.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) what about
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) blue car (c) the dog
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) get up (c) you know
7. 7.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
8. 8.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
9. 9.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
10. 10.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
13. 13.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
14. 14.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) half an apple (c) my book
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) lots of (c) so big
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) pick it up
18. 18.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
19. 19.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) look at (c) two cats
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) hold on (c) see you
22. 22.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
23. 23.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) go home (c) two cats
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
27. 27.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
30. 30.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
31. 31.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) stand up (c) two cats
34. 34.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
36. 36.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) new shoes (c) so big
38. 38.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
39. 39.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
40. 40.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup

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