Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 980 · 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 “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
2. 2.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
3. 3.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
4. 4.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
6. 6.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) tea time (c) stand up
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) look out (c) three trees
10. 10.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) my book (c) you know
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) an hour (c) tea time
13. 13.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) come in (c) the dog
15. 15.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
17. 17.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
20. 20.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
22. 22.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) so big (c) my bag
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) hold on
25. 25.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
26. 26.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
27. 27.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
28. 28.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
31. 31.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
32. 32.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
34. 34.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
35. 35.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) three trees (c) my book
37. 37.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
38. 38.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
39. 39.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
40. 40.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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