Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 984 · 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 “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
2. 2.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
3. 3.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
5. 5.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
6. 6.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
7. 7.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) you know (c) get up
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” 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) an orange (b) blue car (c) go home
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) the dog (c) blue car
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) two cats (c) look out
14. 14.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) jump in (c) new shoes
16. 16.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my book (c) what about
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
21. 21.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
22. 22.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
23. 23.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
24. 24.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
26. 26.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
27. 27.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
28. 28.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) stand up (c) see you
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) half an apple (c) three trees
32. 32.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) look at (c) so big
34. 34.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
35. 35.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
36. 36.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
37. 37.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) three trees (c) the dog
40. 40.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of

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