Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 11 · 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 “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
2. 2.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
3. 3.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
4. 4.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) what about (c) go home
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) lots of
10. 10.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
11. 11.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
12. 12.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
13. 13.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) wake up (c) my bag
15. 15.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) kind of
17. 17.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
22. 22.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
24. 24.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) jump in (c) go home
27. 27.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
29. 29.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
30. 30.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
31. 31.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
32. 32.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
33. 33.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
34. 34.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an hour (c) three trees
38. 38.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
39. 39.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) get up (c) three trees

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