Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 106 · 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.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
5. 5.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) tea time (c) stand up
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) you know (c) my book
8. 8.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
10. 10.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
12. 12.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
13. 13.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
14. 14.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
15. 15.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
17. 17.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
18. 18.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
20. 20.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) you know (c) tea time
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) the dog (c) three trees
24. 24.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
25. 25.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
26. 26.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
27. 27.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) see you (c) an egg
29. 29.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
30. 30.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
31. 31.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
34. 34.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
35. 35.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
36. 36.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) pass it
38. 38.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
39. 39.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) cut it out (c) the dog

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