Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 113 · 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 “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
2. 2.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
3. 3.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
4. 4.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
5. 5.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
6. 6.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
7. 7.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
8. 8.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” 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) my bag (b) the dog (c) clean it
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) look at
13. 13.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
15. 15.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
16. 16.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
17. 17.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
20. 20.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
21. 21.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
24. 24.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
25. 25.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) lots of (c) my bag
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) you know (c) find out
28. 28.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
29. 29.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) new shoes (c) my book
31. 31.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) pick it up
33. 33.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
34. 34.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) my bag (c) new shoes
36. 36.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) tea time (c) come in
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) you know (c) half an apple
40. 40.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis

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