Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 982 · 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 “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
2. 2.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
3. 3.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
6. 6.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
7. 7.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
8. 8.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
9. 9.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
10. 10.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
11. 11.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
12. 12.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) go home (c) blue car
14. 14.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
15. 15.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) turn off
17. 17.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
18. 18.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
19. 19.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) put on
21. 21.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
22. 22.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
23. 23.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
24. 24.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
25. 25.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
26. 26.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) cut it out
28. 28.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
29. 29.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) take it (c) so big
31. 31.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
32. 32.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
33. 33.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
34. 34.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
35. 35.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
38. 38.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
39. 39.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
40. 40.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin

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