Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 112 · 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 “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
2. 2.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
3. 3.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
4. 4.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
5. 5.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
6. 6.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
9. 9.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) take it (c) my bag
11. 11.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
13. 13.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
14. 14.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
15. 15.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
16. 16.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
17. 17.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
18. 18.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
19. 19.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
20. 20.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) new shoes (c) lots of
22. 22.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) see you (c) so big
27. 27.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
28. 28.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
29. 29.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
31. 31.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) what about (c) three trees
33. 33.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) see you (c) this is
36. 36.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) so big (c) go home
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) give up (c) my book
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup

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