Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 978 · 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 “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
3. 3.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
5. 5.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
6. 6.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) you know (c) three trees
8. 8.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) so big (c) hold on
10. 10.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) blue car (c) three trees
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
13. 13.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
16. 16.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
17. 17.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
18. 18.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) an egg
20. 20.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) stand up (c) three trees
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
25. 25.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
26. 26.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) you know (c) the dog
28. 28.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
30. 30.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
31. 31.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
32. 32.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) you know (c) so big
34. 34.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
35. 35.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
36. 36.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) sit up (c) my book
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) the dog (c) kind of
39. 39.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
40. 40.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout

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